I agree with Annette ... again

Following the attempted hijack of an Air New Zealand flight this morning, I was pleased to see Police Minister Annette King remind us that incidents on aircraft are rare, and that we're far more likely to be injured by an assailant in the street than on a plane. Her call for a report to re-assess risk rather than a knee-jerk reaction is more reassuring that TV reporters illegally smuggling weapons onto planes to prove some sort of point.

What was not so pleasing, was TVNZs attempt to beat the story into painting the hijack as potentially a Fundamental Islamic motivated event. Until the Police and others establish the motive and intent of the hijackers action, such speculation is just that - speculation. The hijack attempt could be the result of a psycotic episode, or for any other reason.

If the hijacker had been WASPy Anglican would TVNZ have bothered to track down the local vicar?