tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post1120522463092780255..comments2024-03-18T22:21:33.261-07:00Comments on The Debate Link: Get Down Again!David Schraubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04946653376744012423noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-43598376317035427492008-12-02T20:38:00.000-08:002008-12-02T20:38:00.000-08:00I would also submit that, even if Israeli police w...I would also submit that, even if Israeli police would have handled the matter differently, that's no guarantee American police would have. American police, like Indian police, primarily deal with much more minor law enforcement issues. They may carry firearms more routinely, but only a few teams in a few police departments have shootouts with automatic weaponry (as far as I know). It's quite possible that people trained primarily to deal with ghetto drug gangs and petty street crime would not have a clue about what to do against a full-scale terrorist assault.<BR/><BR/>Israel may be different, but that's because terrorism is so much more realistic a danger in Israel than anywhere else.Kadorakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03845656521509972845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-12181579112722750692008-12-02T07:05:00.000-08:002008-12-02T07:05:00.000-08:00And we are to take the words of one eyewitness as ...And we are to take the words of one eyewitness as Gospel? What about the thousands of others- or is the fact that this guy was lucky enough to snap a pic the only thing that gives weight to his words.JohnKanakahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01752933607727376072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-78005030611878035772008-12-01T16:18:00.000-08:002008-12-01T16:18:00.000-08:00Its not just bravado (or racism). If this were to...Its not just bravado (or racism). If this were to occur in Israel the police would have headed towards the terrorists instead of cowering in fear as the Indian police did.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-40166937936559614662008-12-01T16:01:00.000-08:002008-12-01T16:01:00.000-08:00"a firefight breaking out between, say, the terror..."a firefight breaking out between, say, the terrorists and hotel guests, will not only likely turn out badly for the guests, but will make rescue operations an absolute nightmare for the police."<BR/><BR/>There's also the fact that in a *hostage* situation, the rational reaction is to do what the hostage-takers tell you in hopes of getting out alive. This is why only the passengers on United 93 rushed the terrorists in the cockpit on 9/11. It's not that the other three planes were full of cowardly girlymen, but that until the planes started hitting the towers, it was rational to assume that this was a typical hijacking in which the terrorists would make demands in exchange for the passengers' safety. <BR/><BR/>I suppose Hinderaker also is the type to challenge the conventional wisdom on armed mugging (just give them the money so they'll let you go) in favor of getting into a gunfight over his wallet.PGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09381347581328622706noreply@blogger.com