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Originally Posted by Skybird
Concerning myself, I learned by experience that the more people are around me, the less help I could expect in case I would need help. the bigger the group, the more rason the individual has to assume tha he/she doesnot count, and any of the other would do something. But today, our societies also live by the principle of cowardice, and de facto weakness. Responsibility is delegated to others, and is handed over to institutions. If you pick up respinsibility yourself, you couldf even end up seeing yourself in conflict with the law, and social standards.
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I totally agree. Individual responsibility is key, even in the area of personal security. Somehow, though, I think you'll disagree with my assertion that such an incident would have not occurred or would have been less severe if one or more of the passengers had been armed. I do not intend to turn this into another gun policy debate, but I'd like your opinion on how prevalent private ownership of weapons might have affected such a situation.
I promise I won't answer your post with a barrage of counter-arguments, I'm just trying to se where you would draw the line on individual responsibility.