Wednesday, September 06, 2006

who were chatting in an “Arabian language”


But the scare stayed. For instance, South Africa began to review its air security. Their records showed a Zimbabwean student, Tinashe Rioga, as having been overpowered and arrested after an abortive hijacking attempt, in which, he brandished a hypodermic syringe while throttling an air stewardess. It was listed as an example of “air rage”. Swiftly, orders were placed for bullet-proof doors and CCTV cameras in aircraft . Strangely, the effect of such responses has been largely mechanical. As much as machines can help, they will. There’s no accounting for the human factor though. On August 20, 150 passengers on a flight from Manchester kicked up a fuss over two Asians, who were chatting in an “Arabian language”. They forced the two to get-off before the flight could carry on. Panic is OK in small doses, if followed by sense. Prolonged paranoia can only harm.

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