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Originally Posted by Ledgem
To be honest, I might have expected something a bit bigger than that. Part of the reason is due to the culture of fear that we have, and the idea that terrorists are out to get us. As a result, everyone seems to have the idea that if someone hijacks something or tries anything funny, you mob him (or them, if there are multiple ones) and put an end to it. Perhaps that only applies to people who look like they're of Arabic descent, or perhaps people need to be set off by painting the target with the kill term "terrorist" first?
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Well, this was an incident that occurred in Canada, so it might not be the fact that the aggressor was inappropriately mentally labeled (by the witnesses), but rather, the fact that Canada (or should I say Canadians?) does not usually have incidents similar to this horric event. So, the witnesses were unsure of how to react (unlike in America where people are slowly being conditioned to react to disturbances or actions outside of the norm).