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after it happened in 1971 i think most free spirit types envied his style. how could you not.
plus he probably saved many lives as the airlines and law became aware of the dangers of what an idiot might be able to do.
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They don't always learn, though. I just learned about
Sam Byck. Only a couple of years after Cooper, Byck had the idea of hijacking a 747 and crashing it into the White House to assassinate Nixon. Sound familiar?
Byck did force his way into the cockpit but was killed there. In this case, they decided the best course was to keep it as quiet as possible to avoid any copycat crimes. I guess it worked for 27 years.