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>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'
by 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.