The Marquis of Queensbury rules do not apply with people like Osama bin Laden.

Had they found him naked in a bathtub with nothing more lethal than a washcloth, a bar of soap, and a loofah within arms' reach, they could have safely taken him into custody. But when he leaps up, grabs the woman he's with, and uses her for a shield, it's not untoward to assume that he is not going to come quietly. A man like bin Laden would more than likely be armed at all times, even if with nothing more than a knife or a small caliber pistol, such as this:   CLICKY.

About 4 1/2 inches long, weighs about 9 ounces (small and light enough to fit in a shirt or bathrobe pocket), and it has a capacity of nine puny, perhaps, but potentially quite lethal .25 caliber rounds.

Unless he was standing there with his hands in the air, I wouldn't take any chances. And even then. . . .

It's easy enough to be a Monday morning quarterback. After something like this, they come crawling out of the woodwork.

Don Firth