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The thing to remember here is that we gave up some of our liberties at the airport because airplanes were demonstrated to be credible weapons for attacking any
by pcl 10y ago
The thing to remember here is that we gave up some of our liberties at the airport because airplanes were demonstrated to be credible weapons for attacking any location in the nation.
Trains and buses (to a lesser degree) do not share that attack vector. Trains ride on externally-controlled rails, and often depend on externally-provided power. Buses are slow, depend on roadways to reach any targets, and don't really offer any novel attack vectors vs. trucks.
- trendia 10y agoNot only that, but the TSA was created because there was a threat, and not because the TSA provided any actual defense against that threat. Major difference between intent and outcome.