Gorse Fox has learnt today that the German Supreme Court has decided that, should an aircraft be hijacked and flown towards a stadium full of people, then the German Military cannot shoot it down as they would, by doing so, kill the innocent hostages on the plane.

Gorse Fox is perplexed for several reasons:

• Won't the hostages will be killed anyway?
• Would not a missile be a quicker way to go than the expectation of what will surely happen on impact?
• Isn't this is afront to the human rights of the spectators at the stadium?
• Is it not a greater guilt or evil that you could have done something to save the catastrophe, but didn't?
• Isn't this an open invitation?

Update: Some links to thethis news...

ISN Security Watch

SwissInfo

Chicago Tribune




[File under: German Courts, Hijack, Hostages]