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> Either they keep it under wraps or nobody is trying because they perceive the security to be too high. Or they get caught before they try. Or, no one really
by grayhatter 8y ago
> Either they keep it under wraps or nobody is trying because they perceive the security to be too high. Or they get caught before they try.
Or, no one really is trying to blow up planes, and we're just wasting money trying to prevent something that never happens.
- lb1lf 8y agoWe're not wasting money trying to prevent something that never happens; we're basically paying career insurance for the powers that be (Tm) in case someone actually /did/ blow up a plane. They'd look awfully bad if they hadn't done anything to counter the threat, no matter how marginal (Oh, and in fairness - there /are/ people who want to blow up planes, though as a first approximation one could do worse than estimating their number at zero...)
- jstarfish 8y agoThe TSA is a make-work program, not a legitimate security solution. Its only reason for inception was to provide employment for a pool of otherwise unskilled workers. Same with the DHS-- terrorism has always been a concern; we didn't need another law enforcement arm. Despite either's questionable utility, no public official wants to be responsible for putting so many people out of work or jeopardizing the illusion of safety they provide.
- everdev 8y agoSomehow I doubt this is the real reason TSA exists.
- jstarfish 8y agoIf security were the actual reason, we'd see implementations more akin to Ben-Gurion's. Instead, we get to subject ourselves to the whims of a department of high school graduates with no particular law enforcement, legal, criminal justice or counter-terrorism expertise snooping through your luggage looking for vibrators.