3 ms·

> I'll note that the cumulative delays from TSA "security" have had a much, much larger human cost than the destruction of the WTC towers. Relatedly, the financ

by sofixa 2y ago

> I'll note that the cumulative delays from TSA "security" have had a much, much larger human cost than the destruction of the WTC towers. Relatedly, the financial cost has been staggering. Tragically, the process creating both of these costs are ongoing. People die because of the TSA? Like die immediately, in the aftermath, and a decade later from cancer? Any sources on this? Your two things fall apart with a (not even that big to trigger an explosive decompression in a bad part of the aircraft and cause a near certain crash) bomb. Or a grenade to blow up the cabin door. Or hell, a deranged pilot who decides to end it all and crash the plane.

simoncion 2y ago
> People die because of the TSA? As I said: > [T]he cumulative delays from TSA "security" have had a much, much larger human cost than the destruction of the WTC towers. Do try to keep up. > Your two things fall apart with a ... bomb. Or a grenade[.] How do you get them past a metal detector? Remember that most explosives are metallic. If your answer is to shove them up your ass into your intestines or down your throat into your stomach, then note that that method also defeats both the pornoscanners and the patdowns and ask yourself why noone has detonated a grenade or blown out a portion of the fuselage with an explosive in the ~15 years that TSA has been using scanners, or the ~9 between 2001 and 2010 [0] where they were "just" using metal detectors. > A deranged pilot who decides to end it all and crash the plane. Yep, that's a very real hazard and has happened internationally a time or two in the years since 2001. Locking and reinforcing the door has changed that from a "Alert crew might be able to save the plane" situation to a "Crew have no hope of saving the plane." situation. [0] Or if we're being fair, the thirty-six years since the last US aircraft bombing in 1988.
- sofixa 2y ago
  [flagged]

by sofixa 2y ago

simoncion 2y ago

> People die because of the TSA? As I said: > [T]he cumulative delays from TSA "security" have had a much, much larger human cost than the destruction of the WTC towers. Do try to keep up. > Your two things fall apart with a ... bomb. Or a grenade[.] How do you get them past a metal detector? Remember that most explosives are metallic. If your answer is to shove them up your ass into your intestines or down your throat into your stomach, then note that that method also defeats both the pornoscanners and the patdowns and ask yourself why noone has detonated a grenade or blown out a portion of the fuselage with an explosive in the ~15 years that TSA has been using scanners, or the ~9 between 2001 and 2010 [0] where they were "just" using metal detectors. > A deranged pilot who decides to end it all and crash the plane. Yep, that's a very real hazard and has happened internationally a time or two in the years since 2001. Locking and reinforcing the door has changed that from a "Alert crew might be able to save the plane" situation to a "Crew have no hope of saving the plane." situation. [0] Or if we're being fair, the thirty-six years since the last US aircraft bombing in 1988.

sofixa 2y ago
[flagged]