<p>I have no problem with the release of the name…people were panicking, the stock market was stumbling, the police and firefighters and airforce all were “scrambled” or whatever, and to get the truth out to the public as soon as possible was a necessisity, and to hear ASAP that it wasn’t terrorists, that they knew who was in the plane and that is was most likely an accident</p>
<p>It of course was hard for the family, and I would hope that they would have had someone at the airport to meet them, letting the airport staff know so the press would be held at bay</p>
<p>But after listening to the news all afternoon, reading about the markets (none of which personally effect me directly), to stop panic in a city was absolutely necessary</p>
<p>The panic could have been stopped by the authorities saying that they knew who the plane was registered to, had investigated the background of that person, knew that the person was on the plane, and there was no indication of terrorism.</p>
<p>We also should keep in mind that even though Lidle’s was the only name released, presumably the flight instructor’s family knew he was on the plane with Lidle, and consequently found out via the news that their loved one was dead, too.</p>
<p>Agreed–how does knowing the name of the private citizen who was killed in the crash help stop panic? It was just very insenstive, whoever was involved.</p>
<p>Authorities said very quickly that the crash was an accident and not terrorism related. Other than those immediately affected, the city was calm.</p>
<p>The market didn’t panic either - the DJIA was down 15 for the day, down 73 at the most during the day. No doubt helped by the near immediate announcement by both local and federal authorities that the event was a tragic accident.</p>