Is there anything I can do to prevent a hijacking?

Is there anything I can do to prevent a hijacking?

Erroll Southers (Former Deputy Director of the California Department of Homeland Security) gives expert video advice on: What's the likelihood I'd be a victim of a hijacking?; Is there anything I can do to prevent a hijacking?; What do I do if hijackers try to take over my airplane?

I would say that the only thing you can do, and I've seen this done. This, again, is about civil liberties. Something that doesn't look right should be reported. And with all due respect, we've seen that happen in this country a number of times since September 11th, unfortunately victimizing some innocent Muslim Americans or Muslims. It just didn't seem right, you've got to report it. That's the best way to do it. Richard Reid, when he tried to light his shoe bomb on that plane, I don't know if you saw the photos of him afterward, I think the citizens on that plane pretty much took things into their own hands. Unless you have several people on a plane strategically placed with a dynamic assault, they are not going to be successful. They still have to get into the cockpit, which is really hard to do today. The risk of hijacking has been significantly reduced since September 11th.