To a large extent, I feel that a large percentage of the factors in this tragedy could have been avoided by designing international termini as just THAT - international. Having traveled through a number of countries, I have found that some international airports have a well thought out design, signage, traffic flow, etc., which allows new arrivals to actually navigate their way through customs, security, arriving passenger greeting without feeling like they've been cast out into an alien world.

If you are in a country who's language and customs are alien to your experience, it can be VERY overwhelming. Organizations such as Travelers Aid are invaluable at such times, as well as having KIND and COURTEOUS staff in the disembarkation and customs areas.

Rather than focusing on the Taser part, which is merely the coda to an already insane series of events, we all might do well to look at how WE interact with strangers in places such as airports, train stations and well... hell... anywhere.

Ilks are cooler than Ents anyway.

Holey Crap!! This is the first time I've actually been able to comment.

Couldn't happen on a better post!

Meme/trope/whatever - people SHOULD spend more time announcing the good stuff in their life!