naturalgasbad@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.ml · 8 months agoAn airline passenger could face a $120,000 bill after fighter jets were scrambled when he joked about blowing up the planewww.businessinsider.comexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkAn airline passenger could face a $120,000 bill after fighter jets were scrambled when he joked about blowing up the planewww.businessinsider.comnaturalgasbad@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.ml · 8 months agomessage-square25fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareAidinthel@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months agoI guess they could shoot the airliner down if it starts flying toward any towers.
minus-squarebisby@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoBut that wasnt the threat. They were going to stop him from blowing up the plane by… blowing up the plane.
minus-squareNommer@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months agoBy blowing up the plane before it can blow up and whatever else it hits.
minus-squareFootnote2669@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months agoThere is a difference between the plane being blown up over London, or shot down over farm fields
minus-squareBradleyUffner@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoIn theory, the threat could have just been a bluff to gain control of the plane.
minus-squareInternetCitizen2@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months agoYup, some higher up will make the call to shoot it down before more damage can be made.
I guess they could shoot the airliner down if it starts flying toward any towers.
But that wasnt the threat. They were going to stop him from blowing up the plane by… blowing up the plane.
By blowing up the plane before it can blow up and whatever else it hits.
There is a difference between the plane being blown up over London, or shot down over farm fields
In theory, the threat could have just been a bluff to gain control of the plane.
Yup, some higher up will make the call to shoot it down before more damage can be made.