A tragic accident took place last evening in PNG where an Dash 8 aircraft crashed in PNG, there are totally 28 confirmed death. One of the pilot who happened to be Australian, has survived the crash as well as 3 other crew members on the plane. A lot of things has to follow up after this.
It is believed that most of the passengers were parents on their way to attend a ceremony involving students at the Divine Word University in Madang. Airlines PNG this morning confirmed one of its Dash 8 aircraft crashed and grounded its fleet of 12 aircraft until further notice. In a statement on its website, the airline said there were 28 passengers and four crew members on the plane and there appeared to be some survivors, while a number of people remained unaccounted for.
The airline who owns the plane, Airlines PNG has a notorious flight safety history, and this time one of the causes of the crash is believed to be the poor weather during flight. People say big aeroplanes are much safer than small planes and I believe in this case, it's true.
Strangely, even after the Oslo attack back in July in Norway, police are stil reluctant to carry firearms with them when on duty, because they want to keep everything low and easier to deal with, apparently.
We want to have a police force that can handle the most demanding assignments with the least amount of force,” Arne Johannessen, head of the police officers’ union Politiets Fellesforbund, told Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) this week.
For a Scandinavian country like Norway where serious crime doesn't take place as often in the society, I bet people living there are quite confident with the police force. But since the terrorist attack, I am still in shock that why wouldn't they raise up their alertness and try to arm themselves when they need it. But for them, perhaps, it doesn't really matter because I think their places are much safer when compared to the sky-high crime rates in the US and other countries.
D.
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