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That's true if their main concern is security, as opposed to security theatre.
by angusgr 16y ago
That's true if their main concern is security, as opposed to security theatre.
- Mrich30 16y agoI'm not even sure security simulation is the main concern at this point. it rather seems to be giving as much tax dollars to the companies who helped politicians get into office in the first place.
- pmjordan 16y agoTo me it seems that at this stage it's purely a matter of refusing to back down on any "security" measure because that could be interpreted as "letting the terrorists win" by political opponents or voters.
- sitmack 16y agoThe money allotted to the TSA for the scanners was specifically part of a stimulus package (ba-da-bing!). It didn't directly have anything to do with security, more pass through grant to the scanner companies.