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In Memorial of 47
"Look at numbers", Toome??
How about the cost???
We're throwing billions of dollars down a rabbit hole hoping we stay lucky instead of trying to get AHEAD of these slugs
All of the security measures are REACTIVE and not PROACTIVE.
On 9-11 some yahoos hijacked commercial flights by storming the cockpits with box cutters.
We Reacted by locking the cockpit and banning anything with a sharp edge. Now we can't carry nail clippers or my favorite Old Timer pocket knife.
Next, some dumbass tries setting off a shoe-bomb.
We React by having passengers remove their shoes prior to boarding the flight.
Then, another idiot tries detonating a bomb in his underwear.
We React by requiring x-ray body scans and pat-downs.
Most recently there was an attempt to cause harm with explosive-packed printers.
Reaction? No more printers allowed in carry-on OR checked baggage.
El Al, Israel's airline, sets the best example.
I mean who else is under such a constant state of alertness?
Their personnel are highly trained in interviewing and profiling.
The underwear bomber, for example, would have NEVER been allowed to board a plane.
** Single male, traveling alone, paid cash, one way ticket, AND no luggage (carry-on or otherwise) **
A simple look at those factors would have got him pulled aside and searched without disrupting any other passenger's flight or intruding on anyone else's rights.
What happens when some lunatic smuggles in a C-4 butt plug?
Will we React with body cavity searches?
Where does it end??
How about the cost???
We're throwing billions of dollars down a rabbit hole hoping we stay lucky instead of trying to get AHEAD of these slugs
All of the security measures are REACTIVE and not PROACTIVE.
On 9-11 some yahoos hijacked commercial flights by storming the cockpits with box cutters.
We Reacted by locking the cockpit and banning anything with a sharp edge. Now we can't carry nail clippers or my favorite Old Timer pocket knife.
Next, some dumbass tries setting off a shoe-bomb.
We React by having passengers remove their shoes prior to boarding the flight.
Then, another idiot tries detonating a bomb in his underwear.
We React by requiring x-ray body scans and pat-downs.
Most recently there was an attempt to cause harm with explosive-packed printers.
Reaction? No more printers allowed in carry-on OR checked baggage.
El Al, Israel's airline, sets the best example.
I mean who else is under such a constant state of alertness?
Their personnel are highly trained in interviewing and profiling.
The underwear bomber, for example, would have NEVER been allowed to board a plane.
** Single male, traveling alone, paid cash, one way ticket, AND no luggage (carry-on or otherwise) **
A simple look at those factors would have got him pulled aside and searched without disrupting any other passenger's flight or intruding on anyone else's rights.
What happens when some lunatic smuggles in a C-4 butt plug?
Will we React with body cavity searches?
Where does it end??
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