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Car rentals seem like a weak point for terrorists. The options for obtaining a private vehicle are very limited. Stealing a car is a good way to get busted. So
by staunch 11y ago
Car rentals seem like a weak point for terrorists. The options for obtaining a private vehicle are very limited. Stealing a car is a good way to get busted. So it hijacking a car.
If the "Do Not Fly" list is a good idea, it probably makes sense to apply it to car rentals if they don't already.
- rl3 11y ago>If the "Do Not Fly" list is a good idea, ... It isn't.
- servercobra 11y agoI don't necessarily disagree, but any reasoning?
- afarrell 11y agoCutting people off from economic activity without due process or even explanation violates several different conceptions of justice.
- rl3 11y agoIf there's no cause to arrest the person on sight, then there's no cause to prohibit their travel. Anything less is simply amateur hour counter-terrorism technique, and a massive civil liberties violation to boot.
- scott_hardy 11y agoYou could always just buy a used car. Makes things a little more expensive, but not much more. Terrorists will find a way to terrorize if they want to. The world is so chaotic and leaky that you can't stop people from doing stuff like this.
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- staunch 11y agoRequiring police verification to buy a used car doesn't seem crazy. If that's the only other way of getting a car, it seems like an easy loophole to close.
- TeMPOraL 11y ago> The options for obtaining a private vehicle are very limited. Let's not forget that not so long ago, terrorists were doing attacks with public vehicles. They have time to plan and prepare, so they'll always chose a cost-effective way. Block one, and they'll pick another.