
Whatever Happened to Airport Shooting Follow-up? Editor and Publisher \|\| February 08, 2006 Related - Chicken Little Terrorist of the Week: Creating Fake Terrorists Shame on journalism. Some two months ago -- Dec. 7, 2005 to be exact -- two federal air marshals shot and killed an American Airlines passenger at Miami International Airport. Since then, there has not been one follow up story despite what was reported initially as conflicting accounts of the incident. For example, someone -- some say the victim, some say another passenger -- shouted something about a "bomb being in a backpack." The story noted that the victim's wife shouted that he had a mental problem as he raced down the aisle. When confronted by the air marshals, he "allegedly" reached into his backpack. None ever was found. Certainly, all passenger luggage, including carry-ons had to be screened at least once. Was that done? If so, how could the victim have had a "bomb?" Article Posted at www.KnowledgeDrivenRevolution.com Certainly, every passenger and the air marshals had to be interviewed afterward. What was the result of this? Why didn't the air marshals just try to wound the man? Not long before this incident, British police shot and killed an innocent man in the belief he was a terrorist. Lastly, I have tried to point out that in 1972, the FBI was given the sole responsibility of dealing with incidents when the aircraft is on the ground, as was the case here. Has that changed? Is the air marshal policy to shoot first and ask questions later? Back in the days when I was a reporter, our city editor never would have overlooked a second-day story answering the questions posed above. David H. Brown Boynton Beach, Fla. (Brown was the press officer for the Federal Aviation Administration's anti-skyjacking task force that developed, tested, and verified the original passenger screening program during 1969-70. He also conducted the press conference for the first air marshal program involving military volunteers.) About KDR \| \| Home \| \| Weekly Features Archive	Weekly Weekly Features Archive
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Whatever Happened to Airport Shooting Follow-up?

Editor and Publisher || February 08, 2006

Related - Chicken Little Terrorist of the Week: Creating Fake Terrorists

Shame on journalism. Some two months ago -- Dec. 7, 2005 to be exact -- two federal air marshals shot and killed an American Airlines passenger at Miami International Airport. Since then, there has not been one follow up story despite what was reported initially as conflicting accounts of the incident.

For example, someone -- some say the victim, some say another passenger -- shouted something about a "bomb being in a backpack." The story noted that the victim's wife shouted that he had a mental problem as he raced down the aisle. When confronted by the air marshals, he "allegedly" reached into his backpack. None ever was found. Certainly, all passenger luggage, including carry-ons had to be screened at least once. Was that done? If so, how could the victim have had a "bomb?"

Article Posted at www.KnowledgeDrivenRevolution.com

Certainly, every passenger and the air marshals had to be interviewed afterward. What was the result of this? Why didn't the air marshals just try to wound the man? Not long before this incident, British police shot and killed an innocent man in the belief he was a terrorist.

Lastly, I have tried to point out that in 1972, the FBI was given the sole responsibility of dealing with incidents when the aircraft is on the ground, as was the case here. Has that changed? Is the air marshal policy to shoot first and ask questions later?

Back in the days when I was a reporter, our city editor never would have overlooked a second-day story answering the questions posed above.

David H. Brown
Boynton Beach, Fla.
(Brown was the press officer for the Federal Aviation Administration's anti-skyjacking task force that developed, tested, and verified the original passenger screening program during 1969-70. He also conducted the press conference for the first air marshal program involving military volunteers.)

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