He wasn't calm gnu, but he didn't scare one of the women there enough to not approach him and try to assist. When she was interviewed, she said she felt she was not in any personal danger talking to him. He wasn't threatening people, but inanimate objects. Silly woman, eh? Should have tasered her too for her bad judgement.

It would seem they were in a tasering mood, the first words one police officer was overheard to say, as they walked into the adjoining room where the few onlookers were, was, "Can I taser him?"

This was before they entered the other room and he put his hands up.

I will grant they could have felt pressed for time though. There was another flight due to arrive in a few minutes. God knows you wouldn't want to delay more passengers for awhile. Some of them could have been armed with hand luggage.