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Counterpoint - could be evidence the security measures are working. More data needed.
by optimiz3 8y ago
Counterpoint - could be evidence the security measures are working. More data needed.
- chimeracoder 8y ago> Counterpoint - could be evidence the security measures are working. More data needed. The TSA itself has admitted that there is no evidence of a threat of terrorism against aviation in the US[0]. [0] https://professional-troublemaker.com/2013/10/17/tsa-admits-in-leaked-doc-no-evidence-of-terrorist-plots-against-aviation-in-us/ https://professional-troublemaker.com/2013/10/17/tsa-admits-...
- mikeash 8y agoIt was true before the new measures as well. Even 9/11 only matched the death toll from one month on American roads. Basic security measures definitely help. The rate of hijackings in the late 60s and early 70s was absurdly high, and dropped fast one basic screening was put in place. But there’s little evidence that anything beyond that helps.