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Originally Posted by Charlatan
Highthief I don't think you can easily compare the two situations. In a plane, you are in a very small space. The kind of weapon being used has a limited range and the hostages vastly out number the hijackers.
I agree, most people would freeze initially, but given enough time, courage can build.
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Sure you can - if you know, conceptually, that if you get taken hostage and won't be let go until "all prisoners are released by the infidels" or words to that effect, you are a complete idiot if you allow yourself to be taken. Every westerner should be walking around with a hand grenade with one hand on the pin, ready to blow himself and 5 terrorists up should they try and take him. But it doesn't happen.
You don't even have to go that far, if that is too far out for you - crimes, violent crimes, are commited every day in public places, in subways and parking lots and city streets, people are beaten and robbed and even killed, yet dozens of bystanders stand there, unable to move, knowing that what they are seeing is wrong, yet are unwilling or unable to do anythign about it.
Most people are simply too afraid to do very much.