Originally Posted by sperbonzo

So? If I was part of a terrorist team, I would have someone yelling "don't shoot! He's not well!" to distract the marshalls and slow down their reaction time.

If me or someone I love was on that plane, I don't want the marshalls standing around going, "Ok, we'll just wait and talk to him and his wife about his possible mental history"..... then BOOM!

Screw that! They had to make a fast choice, and to protect the safety of the other 100+ people on that plane, they made the right choice.