Specifically, if you are the one being confronted by law enforcement, at any level: Do exactly what they tell you to do, don't say a word unless asked, and things will usually turn out relatively well for you... This applies to any situation, especially traffic stops. Hands on 10 and 2, mouth shut. Don't give the officer a reason to harass you further.
The air marshal who shot the mentally ill guy was doing exactly what he should have, in my opinion. The officer had a credible threat, and when ordering the man to leave his carry-on bag alone, the man reaches into his bag. In the marshal's mind, it wasn't to share a piece of gum with the officers. What if a detonator had been in the bag? From the linked story: The incident was the first time an airplane passenger was shot by air marshals since the enforcement program was beefed up after the September 11, 2001, hijacked airline attacks.
Adams said the two air marshals had been with the service since 2002. He said they followed "textbook training" in the incident in which they shot the passenger, identified as Rigoberto Alpizar, as he ran off the airplane and after he ignored demands to stop and put down his bag.
There is no room to err on the side of caution these days in terms of public transportation counterterrorism efforts. I'm no huge fan of many law enforcement tactics, but the decision was a good one, even if it resulted in a tragedy for the man and his family.
The air marshal who shot the mentally ill guy was doing exactly what he should have, in my opinion. The officer had a credible threat, and when ordering the man to leave his carry-on bag alone, the man reaches into his bag. In the marshal's mind, it wasn't to share a piece of gum with the officers. What if a detonator had been in the bag? From the linked story: The incident was the first time an airplane passenger was shot by air marshals since the enforcement program was beefed up after the September 11, 2001, hijacked airline attacks.
Adams said the two air marshals had been with the service since 2002. He said they followed "textbook training" in the incident in which they shot the passenger, identified as Rigoberto Alpizar, as he ran off the airplane and after he ignored demands to stop and put down his bag.
There is no room to err on the side of caution these days in terms of public transportation counterterrorism efforts. I'm no huge fan of many law enforcement tactics, but the decision was a good one, even if it resulted in a tragedy for the man and his family.
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