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They're basically useless. The money would be better spent on agencies like the FBI that can prevent terrorists from ever showing up at airports. As Israeli se
by astrodust 11y ago
They're basically useless. The money would be better spent on agencies like the FBI that can prevent terrorists from ever showing up at airports.
As Israeli security experts have said time and time again, if the terrorist gets to the airport it's already too late. Brussels is an unfortunate demonstration of this principle.
- superuser2 11y agoThey are basically useless, but we still have to go through them to get to our flights. The fewer staff they have, the slower it goes. A sufficiently resourced-starved TSA might "succeed" at preventing attacks on passenger air travel by eliminating passenger air travel altogether. Once lines approach 4, 5 hours people will just drive.
- astrodust 11y agoTravelling by train is so ridiculously refreshing. Grab ticket online or at kiosk. Walk on train. Sit down. There's nothing even close in the air travel world. Even Nexus people have to endure the occasional cavity search.
- superuser2 11y agoIsn't Amtrak plagued by horrific delays? The Chicago to NYC time is 20 hours by the schedule, and anecdotally 5-7 more hours waiting for freight trains is pretty common. Don't have real data or personal experience though.
- ghettoimp 11y agoI'd love to take a train, except that to go from Austin to Omaha I have to go through... Chicago??? (Seriously)