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Shoes are obstensibly removed to prevent the destruction of planes, not their hijacking. The problem of planes being hijacked was solved around 10am on 2001/9/
by bigbubba 6y ago
Shoes are obstensibly removed to prevent the destruction of planes, not their hijacking. The problem of planes being hijacked was solved around 10am on 2001/9/11, before the government got involved. And if passengers fighting back isn't enough, locked cabin doors should be.
Incidentally, passengers kicked the shit out of the would-be shoe bomber too.
- na85 6y ago>Shoes are obstensibly removed to prevent the destruction of planes, not their hijacking. Perhaps that's the stated reason, but I think you and I both know it's security theatre, just like the "no phones in flight" rule.
- bigbubba 6y agoYes of course, hence 'obstensibly'. Maybe that's not quite the right word, but I mean the reason claimed by officials, not the true reason.