I Wanna Be Sedated, Part II
Moira Breen provides a link to this Times article: a Florida company called International Protective Services Inc. is offering a course to ordinary citizens on how to defend oneself from airborne terrorists:
Once on board, ensure you have an airline blanket, can of Coke, pen, magazine and keys within easy reach.If the plane is hijacked, these become instant weapons. The blanket is to smother the terrorist, the belt to garrotte him. The belt can also be swung buckle first.
Pens and keys can take out eyes and be used on pressure points.
Roll up the magazine and jab it at the hijacker’s eyes or solar plexus, or aim it at an artery.
Placing shoes on the hands offers some protection.
A can of Coke can either be thrown at the hijacker or used at close range to give force to a blow on the head or neck.
I imagine there are those who thought I was kidding when I proposed that commercial airlines take a page from the U.S. military's precautionary measures for the Guantanamo Bay Express. I am in fact quite serious. The skies will never be safe until our airlines sedate all passengers on take-off. TAQN.
Posted by Dr. Frank at January 21, 2002 08:37 PM | TrackBack