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It is my understanding that part of the reason the 9/11 hijackers were able to succeed in taking the plane with box cutters is passenger and crew were taught to comply because hijacker-suicide wasn't considered.

Today, if someone stood up with a knife and tried to take a plane I think the rest of the passengers would beat the hijackers to death with their laptops and with drinks trolley - Or at least subdue them.

i.e. they would no longer silently comply.

Am I correct in my thinking?

It's one of the reasons I think spending billions to search for and ban "sharps" on planes is a waste of resources. I don't think anyone could actually take down a plane with a "sharp" anymore. A gun or bomb? For sure. But a box cutter? Nope.

In my experience, the three biggest issues with online grocery shopping are -

1) While getting a box of Cheerios is easy enough, produce is frequently hit-and-miss. Unripe or limp or a dozen other problems. If people buy groceries online how do you ensure the produce is still good?

2) Inventory management. Every time we order groceries online we are called back by the grocery store with a list of things that are out of stock or have to be substituted. How do you ensure inventories are always 100% correct, particularly for meat, fruit & vegetables?

3) Expiry dates: It seems like when we buy groceries online - Particularly meat - Almost everything we get is within a day or two of its expiry date. This becomes tiresome if you don't have a lot of freezer space.

The two words guaranteed to immediately end any debate on government policy.

What are you talking about? My country (Canada) has taken in 25,000 Syrian refugees, with many more thousands to come.

Why? Moral obligation. Those words started government policy debate, not ended it.

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