Many of us who are middle-aged or older clearly remember what the US was like before it created the present security apparatus

> passengers now know that there is nothing to be gained by cooperating with hijackers and nothing to be lost by fighting back.

Yes passengers are going to rise up and fight people with guns? How do you fight back against a terrorist with a bomb on board?

Even trained SWAT teams basically know that if you try to take over a plane from terrorists, who ever goes in front is going to get shot at, aisles are the perfect kill zone.

Just from me flying on a plane as much as I do, the perfect way to take over a plane would be to book first class tickets in the front of the plane - less crowded, usually with people who are less willing to fight back and you’re not surrounded by people on both sides and sweep the aisle.

This reminds me of the yokels running around in the South playing militia in the woods thinking their cache of guns can take on the US military or even a well trained local SWAT force.

Everyone thinks they are Rambo