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Disagree with "Security Theater". Look up older aircraft types in Wikipedia, like "Boeing 727" or "DC-9" and look at their incident lists and why they crashed.
by geff82 10y ago
Disagree with "Security Theater". Look up older aircraft types in Wikipedia, like "Boeing 727" or "DC-9" and look at their incident lists and why they crashed. Many of them were destroyed in bombings or were hijacked. Nowadays, this kind of crime has become a rarity and it can be attributed to much higher security levels at the aiport. While I oppose total surveillance strongly, this kind of "direct protection" where you look into the eye of the security guys directly might help sometimes.
- trome 10y agoThe TSA does not have to be anywhere near as bad as it is right now. We could have similar levels of security without millimeter wave scanners or pat downs, and without removing shoes, belts, etc. The reinforcement of cockpit doors and additional sky marshals are what keep that incident list short today.
- jsymolon 10y agoAlso, add that the passengers will not sit idly by any more. In the past, the message was, give the hijackers what they want and no one will get hurt.
- geff82 10y agoOf course, every one knows, sky marshals and enforced cockpit doors keep bombs out of the plane... Of course you can always do better. But compared to Europe, I've found the TSA to be very quick working and quite friendly. I worried a bit after reading so many bad articles, but then wondered that most of them kept smiling and being polite despite their intense work.
- unclenoriega 10y ago> Of course, every one knows, sky marshals and enforced cockpit doors keep bombs out of the plane... This presumes that the TSA keeps bombs out of the plane, which does not seem to be the case. http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/homeland-security/244957-tsa-flunked-its-security-test-big-time-now-what http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/homeland-security/2449...
- rhino369 10y agoBut metal detectors aren't that much better than millimeter wave scanners. Shoes, belts, and taking the laptop out are the only significant pain point that America has that the rest of the world doesn't. And the shoes thing is a the result of someone walking through security with bombs in his shoe, so it's hard to be too critical.