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Think twice before complaining on your next Korean Air flight - flight crew can now use Tasers to deal with mid-air disturbances. The airline has made the decision to loosen its Taser usage policy after a violent incident on a flight last week resulted in 80s pop star Richard Marx having to subdue an unruly passenger.
On-board crew already have had Tasers on hand for years but could only use them when lives or the physical safety of passengers and cabin crew was threatened. But new rules will allow for "more active use" of Tasers, a Korean Air spokesperson told CNN.
Source: CNN
Also at The Independent
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Korean Air Has Given Flight Attendants the Green Light to Use Tasers on Unruly Passengers
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Hacking's just another word for nothing left to kludge.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday December 30 2016, @05:24AM
Easy fix - just replace tasers with combat knives.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday December 30 2016, @05:47AM
Box cutters?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday December 30 2016, @05:49AM
Unless the crew have combat knife training, it's the same problem -- a passenger could easily be quicker and in better practice than the crew member.
(Score: 2, Funny) by butthurt on Friday December 30 2016, @06:43AM
While not at all sporting, a rule could perhaps be made forbidding passengers from unsheathing their swords during flights.
This being Korean Air Lines, it's safe to assume that the crew are superbly trained in a variety of martial arts.