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The thing is this is just security theater. A terrorist might as well detonate a bomb for all the people patiently queued to be inspected for bombs. In fact, TS
by jdavis703 9y ago
The thing is this is just security theater. A terrorist might as well detonate a bomb for all the people patiently queued to be inspected for bombs. In fact, TSA scanners have failure rates up to 95% [0] (meaning they let through 95% of contraband, including guns and explosives). Making tablets be pulled out probably won't change anything.
0: http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/06/politics/house-homeland-security-airport-report/index.html http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/06/politics/house-homeland-securi...
- donretag 9y ago"A terrorist might as well detonate a bomb for all the people patiently queued to be inspected for bombs." That is precisely what happened in the Brussels bombing. The Manchester bombing also happened at the general entrance of the arena, not inside.