On Tue, 11 Sep 2001, Normen Nomesco wrote:
How about odds of 20 to 1 with the one having a knife....
If you don't you die. No if's, no and's, no but's. If you do, you (and others) got a chance... I've always held that rational, ethical, moral police policy (and social expectation) for any sort of hostage situation is for each and every hostage to throw, strike, and otherwise assault anybody that threatens them. Just think of the result at say Columbine if instead of running each and every person there had made it their personal duty to attack those two kids. Not only would a smaller number have been hurt and killed but any copy cat would think twice about repeating it (a clear and present danger in todays media hyped nut house). There was a day when we actually taught gun safety and use in public schools to our kids... Make the beggars eyes bleed. Don't buy into the nuts fantasy. People only take hostages they believe can be bullied into compliance. Take that away from them and what do they have? -- ____________________________________________________________________ natsugusa ya...tsuwamonodomo ga...yume no ato summer grass...those mighty warriors'...dream-tracks Matsuo Basho The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ ravage@ssz.com www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- --------------------------------------------------------------------