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I'd say the last 15+ years of air travel has been pretty safe in the US. To say the security has accomplished nothing is a stretch.
by bitreality 8y ago
I'd say the last 15+ years of air travel has been pretty safe in the US. To say the security has accomplished nothing is a stretch.
- poizan42 8y agohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSVqLHghLpw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSVqLHghLpw
- umanwizard 8y agoIt was quite safe in the 15 years before 2001 too. As for the major incident that happened in 2001 -- it wouldn't have been stopped by any amount of scanning of people's laptops.
- orblivion 8y agoCockpits are locked. Passengers are more vigilant. Bruce Schneier argues that this made all the difference. I don't know if it's right but it seems like not a stretch.
- TimTheTinker 8y agoIf anything, the most (or only) effective aspect of TSA checks are that they remind people to be vigilant. That may be the single best reason to continue using security theater, and a very strong argument in favor of keeping it.