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But if he knew they were checking shoes at airport security, then he probably would have put it somewhere else.
by mywittyname 5y ago
But if he knew they were checking shoes at airport security, then he probably would have put it somewhere else.
- chrisseaton 5y agoWell isn't that the reason for it? Deny an avenue of attack so they to use another less effective option? But anyway - the point was 'general escalation of security in airports which caught the Richard Reid' is a provably false statement.
- dylan604 5y agoWhat like his underwear? And now we get to go through full body scanners without our shoes. You're much more likely to be able sneak a firearm through than an explosive device now.
- dustintrex 5y agoLet's all be grateful this dude didn't try to pull his underwear bomb stunt on an airplane. http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/30/saudi.arabia.attack/index.html http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/30/saudi.arabia.a...
- frickinLasers 5y agoDo you mean like this other guy did? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umar_Farouk_Abdulmutallab https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umar_Farouk_Abdulmutallab
- xadhominemx 5y agoWhere?
- Supermancho 5y ago> Where? Are you familiar with any recent bomber story at all? All he needed was some matches and a small amount of plastique. Someone put an incendiary in his underwear. There are tons of possibilities. If you can't name 3 ways other than shoes and underwear, you might be in the group that thinks the TSA is fine.
- xadhominemx 5y agoThey scan your body for bulky objects under clothing and X-ray luggage. Shoes are the only other location to hide an explosive device.
- throaway46546 5y agoHow do they get cellphones into prison?
- xadhominemx 5y agoMostly guards smuggling them in
- throaway46546 5y agoYes, but I think you get where I am coming from.