It's quite sad that the only way the federal marshalls have determined to deal with a mentally ill passenger is to kill him. I can't believe there is not a way they could have handled this situation without killing someone whose wife was screaming he's mentally ill and doesn't have his medication. Truly. He was already out of the plane when they killed him. And then - these marshalls who were supposedly protecting the other passengers? Treating them like criminals too. My sense is these guys were wired for total overreaction. More here.

Update: Some of the passengers are disputing that Alpizar mentioned anything about a bomb. More from the Post.

Posted by Laura at December 8, 2005 09:43 AM