NYPD chief: We could take down plane if necessary

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44666835/ns/us_news-security/#.ToB87tTW6Kw

Counter-terror measures to be used only in a 'very extreme situation,' commissioner says

**Opinion**

We now know we can't rely on the federal government to take down a plane. However, before that, we were led to believe that the federal government could do such. Therefore, how can we depend on the NYPD?! Oh, I suppose we'll just have to wait for another terrorist attack (sarcasm).