Now, I've actually been holding onto this picture (for non-masturbation purposes, I just can't bring myself to) for a few years now and I wasn't sure about posting it because I didn't want to seem THAT tackless (especially since my uncle would've died in the attacks if he hadn't been fired from his job in the North Tower just weeks before), but I've decided to chance it because it's been 19 years and I recently came across an interview with the woman who had her photo taken and found it interesting reading. The reason her expression was so nonchalant was because she was an amateur pilot at the time and apparently thought that attacks were just an accident (apparently it's a common risk with flying in major cities) and the true nature of what happened didn't become obvious until later. Because I was only a very young boy at the time and have very hazy memories of the actual event, but have a very vivid memory of its aftermath, I've never really been able to wrap my head around it. The 9/11 attacks for me have always been... well exactly that, an attack. The notion that this was once misinterpreted by people who were in New York that very day as a minor accident has always been difficult to understand.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/wor...cle592562/

But anyway, yeah that's my two cents on the matter. Mods, if you think this conversation is inappropriate for this site and decide to remove it, I fully understand. Please know that I'm not doing this with the intention of shocking or making a joke out of it.

I imagine that most people thought it was an accident before the second plane hit. Apparently the internet went offline for a short time because everyone was trying to information on loved ones. Not even the government knew what was happening at first. In fact, the reason the Department of Homeland Security was formed was that we had all the information and warnings, but it was spread across various agencies that wouldn't share info because of rivalries and wanting to take credit for stopping attacks.

I can't even imagine how people in the 1970's didn't demand stronger airport security despite there being an airline hijacking once a week on average.

(September 12, 2020, 4:09 am)Feunski I imagine that most people thought it was an accident before the second plane hit.

Everyone thought it was an accident when the first plane hit.

Everyone knew it was an attack when the second plane hit.

Quote:Apparently the internet went offline for a short time because everyone was trying to information on loved ones.

The internet didn't go offline, but the entire citizenry of the US basically conducted a DDoS attack on all the news sites.

(September 12, 2020, 4:09 am)Feunski I can't even imagine how people in the 1970's didn't demand stronger airport security despite there being an airline hijacking once a week on average.

Most of the hijackings back then didn't result everyone on the plane dying. Worst case you'd be a few hours late to your destination since the hijacker was almost always detained before a crash.