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Harms of Post-9/11 Airline Security
One, we are not doing the right things: the focus on airports at the expense of the broader threat is not making us safer. And two, the things we are doing are wrong: the specific security measures put in place since 9/11 do not work. ... At this point, we don’t trust America’s TSA, Britain’s Department for Transport, or airport security in general. We don’t believe they’re acting in the best interests of passengers. We suspect their actions are the result of politicians and government… (www.schneier.com) 기타...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Passengers and crew are the line in the sand that will stop hijackings. Xrays, patting down granny, or confiscating butter knives, and muffins will not replace the desire of people on board an aircraft to safely arrive back on earth. As we spend billions on the Kabuki Theatre that is airport security, the terrorist laugh and plot their next big thing that doesn't include aircraft. Hey, Ms. DHS secretary, spend our tax dollars looking for the bad guys, not groping 5 year olds
How will they stop a bomb that they don't even know is there?
There's equipment in every major city that detects bomb materials. In the closed environment of an airport terminal, it could placed anywhere and everywhere. A bomb sniffing dog is sent in when a hit takes place. Very simple, Jet.
1. That did not answer my question as to what the people on board a jet will do to stop a bomb from exploding that is already on the plane. 2. The equipment is made to detect BOMB materials, as you said, not common household materials that can be combined to make a bomb.
Wrong, Jet. The scanners do not detect bombs. They never have, and they never will, because they were not designed for it. Do a little homework. They can only detect a bulge where someone *might* be hiding explosives, but this is very easy to bypass.
The scanners have only two purposes: To make a fortune for the manufacturer, and to fool idiots into a false sense of security. They have been a success in those two categories, and only in those two categories.
The scanners have only two purposes: To make a fortune for the manufacturer, and to fool idiots into a false sense of security. They have been a success in those two categories, and only in those two categories.
I was not talking about the body scanners at airports.
OK, my mistake.
I still find it hard to believe we have this many people trying to provide some meager level of security to just one industry. A damn airplane ticket ought to be $3000.