Topic: Hijacked
Once I recovered from the initial shock that a plane was hijacked, I would sit down and weigh out each one of my options. The US has a strict policy of not negotiating with terrorists. They are not going to get what they want under any circumstances. There is not ransom money, no release of prisoners, no guns, nothing. That is not a game we play. If we went around giving every terrorist what they wanted, the would just keep coming back with the pretense that they are going to get their way. In this case, they want convicted criminals to be released or they will blow up the plane.
My first thought would be to get the plane on the ground safely and get everyone off. The terrorists on the plane have gotten on the plane not planning to live anyway, they could care less what happens. They are martyrs for their country and don't care if they die. Some terrorists may look at the situation and know that Americans killed their families and not we are going to pay. After September 11th, there have been new laws put into place that authorize certain people in political positions to shoot the plane down. They will send in a team of F-16's to get the job done, and the results will be horrifying. But what other choice do we have?
You may have a group of individuals like the ones on United Flight 93 that will get up and band together and try get the terrorist(s) to stop. Once you have decided that there is no hope is getting the plane landed safely, then your number one priority is to make sure that no one is hurt on the ground. A lot of terrorism in today's society is basically people from foreign countries trying to get back at the US for something that we did. They feel that hijacking is a weapon because it can hurt the people on the plane and possibly have casualties on the ground.
Then comes in the moral dilemma that we will be facing if we are put into a situation like this. What would we think if we had a loved one or friend on the plane? That might make an influence on our decision. When anyone has to make a decision if someone lives or dies it's always going to be a difficult one. If I was the one making the decision, the plane would be shot down, because we are NOT negotiating with terrorists. Period. End of story.
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Pass: I totally agree with you. You have told/answered how you feel about the subject. There was some typos, but other than that it was really good that I saw of.
Pass. You actually mentioned a situation that I didn't take into account: is the plane up in the air or on the ground. I liked the title too. It stands out assertively. It was also good that you brought up the perspective of having a loved one on board the plane and having to make a decision. Good job.
Pass. You made your point clear. A few grammatical errors here and there but overall very good.
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