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Its probably articles like this one that pushed TSA to go to its current extreme. What I don't understand is that they are screening pilots for weapons, who on
by stretchwithme 16y ago
Its probably articles like this one that pushed TSA to go to its current extreme.
What I don't understand is that they are screening pilots for weapons, who once they pass the screening, are then given control of the plane, which itself can be used as a weapon.
Some have said we can trust those working at the airport not to place dangerous things on planes because they get background checks. But apparently the ones entrusted with a very big weapon, the pilots, have to be checked for small objects.
And, of course, these scanners don't do cavity checks, another way things can get on the plane. Are those coming next?
I'm just glad they have those bomb-proof plastic bags to contain exploding liquids that do get through security.
Of course, the real problem is that we are afraid to give more attention and ask a lot of questions of passengers that certain criteria. Seems all we know how to do is look up names on a list. Anything more complex is too much to handle.
As I understand it, Israeli security asks suspicious passengers a lot of questions about their trip and background. And they've had very few problems considering the hostile situation they're in.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101102/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_israel_airport_security http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101102/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_israel...
- Pyrodogg 16y ago"Its probably articles like this one that pushed TSA to go to its current extreme." This logic is flawed. Security by obscurity isn't security. If the article wasn't published someone sufficiently clever just as well could have come up with the same ideas.
- stretchwithme 16y agoI didn't mean to suggest the article shouldn't have been published but that the TSA is politically driven instead of reality driven.
- stcredzero 16y agoWhat I don't understand is that they are screening pilots for weapons, who once they pass the screening, are then given control of the plane, which itself can be used as a weapon. Because there are often two or three crewmembers in the cockpit. If one of them is subverted and can carry weapons aboard, they can establish control over the cockpit by killing the other crew. By preventing weapons from entering the cockpit, one is preventing this scenario. The problem is that searches of the pilots are easy to circumvent. Simply have a terminal worker sneak in a weapon and give it to the pilot. If this ever happened, the reinforced cockpit doors would very much work against us. This is a very good reason to pay pilots much more than $19,000 a year!
- stretchwithme 16y agoYes, one pilot could kill the other. Or they could just do the deed while the other pilot is in the bathroom.
- stcredzero 16y agoThis only works if that pilot leaves behind the keys to the reinforced door, or if there's a way of disabling/jamming the lock.