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In a way, it's not the TSA's fault, it's ours for tolerating this insanity. Sometimes I almost wish someone smuggles a bomb through the TSA security line, and
by vidoc 10y ago
In a way, it's not the TSA's fault, it's ours for tolerating this insanity.
Sometimes I almost wish someone smuggles a bomb through the TSA security line, and successfully storms a plane so we can finally have concrete evidence that those processes only provide annoyance, not security.
The most successful terrorist of all times was Richard Reid, the dude who tried to embark in a plane with explosive material in his shoes. The dude totally failed to storm anything and was busted, now he was successful because since he did this, billions people have been removing their shoes in USian airports.
PS: Richard, if you read HN from your cell, thanks for not smuggling C4 in your butt!
- skrause 10y ago> Sometimes I almost wish someone smuggles a bomb through the TSA security line, and successfully storms a plane so we can finally have concrete evidence that those processes only provide annoyance, not security. That would just lead to the following reaction: "The TSA is not doing enough yet, we need to implement even more annoyances."
- dmm 10y agoThis is what happened with the shoe bomber.
- drdeadringer 10y agoI was on a trip during this instance. I flew out with my shoes on from curb to plane, but a few days later we're all taking off our shoes at every gate, door, security line, and hallway.
- deciplex 10y ago> Sometimes I almost wish someone smuggles a bomb through the TSA security line, and successfully storms a plane so we can finally have concrete evidence that those processes only provide annoyance, not security. This would result in more security theater, not less. It's the only reaction the bureaucracy can possibly have to it, because that's what we've trained them to do as part of our voting habits and what sells in the media.
- imtringued 10y agoWe've reached a point where additional security checks further endanger the passengers because terrorists attack the queues before they enter the security check.
- captainmuon 10y agoI don't wish for anything like that to happen, but sometimes I wonder what if a terrorist would just detonate a bomb before the security lines, between the waiting people... didn't something similar happen in Belgium? It's great that we reduced the risk of a highjacking so much in the last decades, with security checkpoints and hardened cockpit doors. But in sum, I don't really feel safer while flying.
- yoo1I 10y agoThat's exactly what happened in Brussels. "And besides, if we made airplanes completely safe, the terrorists would simply start bombing other places that are crowded. Porn shops, crack houses, titty bars, and gangbangs. You know, entertainment venues." George Carlin, 1999
- PeterStuer 10y agoExactly what happened in Brussels. There the bombs were detonated in the check in departures hall before the security area. What happened afterwards is even more absurd. They organized a security check before entering the departures hall, leading to massive 3 hour waiting lines outside the building. Clearly protecting the building is far more important than the security of the people in the waiting line.
- ramblerman 10y agoAs ridiculous as that was I can't blame the politicians for that kind of absurdity. The media would eat them alive if they weren't shown to be 'active' and god forbid something happens again and nothing had changed. It's a sad situation, modern democracy and twitter have merged into a flurry of overactivity and fake outrage.
- tudorw 10y agoI can, a politician without the mettle to stand up to the media is doing their supporters a disservice, the media does not run the country, well, not legally, not yet.
- viraptor 10y agoLast year they were at 95% failure rate (http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/investigation-breaches-us-airports-allowed-weapons-through-n367851 http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/investigation-breaches-u...) I think we already know they don't stop anything apart from phones accidentally left in pockets.
- curiousgal 10y agoWhat always amuses me is the thought of them actually finding a bomb, what would they do? I mean back in Moscow and the recent Brussels bombs were triggered in such long lines.
- tehrei 10y agoMaybe not a real bomb, but what about something that explodes in confetti. How long do you think I'll be in jail for?
- yread 10y agoI don't think he's reading HN "Reid filed a lawsuit against the restrictions placed on him in prison which controlled his communications with lawyers and other non-prisoners" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Reid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Reid