|
This is SOP for the Air Force. They don't ever WANT to shoot down a civilian airliner, but if they must sacrifice 200 to save thousands, they may. I wouldn't want to make that call, and I don't know of any command pilot anywhere who does.
When golfer Payne Stewart's plane crashed in October 2009, it was being escorted by USAF fighters who were prepared to shoot it down if necessary. It's not only airliners they are prepared for.
__________________
When seconds count, the police are only minutes away.
Laws alone can not secure freedom of expression; in order that every man present his views without penalty there must be spirit of tolerance in the entire population.-Einstein |