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Mxsmanic wrote:

Shawn Hirn writes:

Then he should have turned off his laptop when directed to by the cabin
crew. Problem solved.

So if it's okay for six people with assault rifles to cart him off if he
refuses, is it okay for them to shoot him? If not, why not?

Depends on his actions. If he is threatening with lethal force, then
they have every right to shoot his ass. There is a continuum of force
that cops are taught from the first day of the academy.