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>>You're not kidding are you? The gas wouldn't be used until the circumstance dictated that it should. The possible risk of one person dying from the gas comapared to something akin to what happened Tuesday shouldn't even be considered.
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>And just who would be responsible for "pulling the trigger?" on activating the gas? If terrorists had cockpit access, they could physically remove the pilots, access the gas masks themselves, and then push the button, couldn't that conceivably made the process easier? i.e., no one to even attempt to fight back against the terrorists

Tim,

I was responding to your post regarding the potential risk to a passenger. Your other views are appreciated. Though, I would expect that anyone would realize that using gas would simply be one of many precautions; another which obviously would be better security for the cockpit.

Renoir