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Sure, airport security is annoying. But it was effective in bringing down the rate of hijackings, which are extremely rare in the US these days. 9/11 was over 2
by jonas21 5y ago
Sure, airport security is annoying. But it was effective in bringing down the rate of hijackings, which are extremely rare in the US these days. 9/11 was over 20 years ago now, and I can't recall any US airliner being hijacked since.
Contrast that to the era before security checks, when 130 American planes were hijacked between 1968 and 1972 [1].
[1] https://www.wired.com/2013/06/love-and-terror-in-the-golden-age-of-hijacking/ https://www.wired.com/2013/06/love-and-terror-in-the-golden-...
- durandal1 5y agoThe high jacking problem was solved with locked cockpit doors, everything else is security theater.
- awb 5y ago1) Solved is a bold word. Cockpit doors still open and close during flights. 2) If we don’t screen bags and a gun or bomb gets on board, it doesn’t matter wether the door is locked or not, that plane is at the mercy of the terrorist.
- astrea 5y agoWhat life does one lead to so boldly proclaim something so provably wrong?
- durandal1 5y agoIf you look at the data, my claim is proven right?
- xtracto 5y agoWhich brought other problems[1] into play. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germanwings_Flight_9525 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germanwings_Flight_9525
- FridayoLeary 5y agoBut which specific measures are actually effective and which are a waste of time? The 9/11 highjacking was accomplished with box cutters. Also 9/11 transformed highjacking from a major inconvenience to a national threat.