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You tell me. How many terrorist attacks have you heard after 9/11 in USA. You can count them on your fingers. Is that good or bad? How many gun related violence
by enscr 13y ago
You tell me. How many terrorist attacks have you heard after 9/11 in USA. You can count them on your fingers. Is that good or bad? How many gun related violence have you heard. Don't even start to count. What does that say?
'harassment' isn't the aim, it is an unintended by-product. I believe, a careful screening makes incredible difference.
People living in first world countries often take law & order for granted. When you visit a third world country, you are issued so many safety advisories because you aren't used to weird stuff happen day in & day out.
- lotsofcows 13y ago"How many terrorist attacks have you heard after 9/11 in USA." Hundreds. Every idiot child who talks about taking a gun to school is labelled a terrorist. Conversely, how many terrorist attacks have you heard before 9/11 in USA? I can't think of any. Wikipedia shows some - total deaths for decade or so I flicked back through: about 5.
- enscr 13y agoWhen we are discussing about screening at international US border, we can discount the cases that you are talking about even though you may call them terror attacks. The point here is : - Does screening at border reduces terror attacks : Yes - Why? : Count the incidents - Is it the best solution : No
- tghw 13y agoThere is not enough data to support your assertions. "Count the incidents" is not a satisfactory answer to the question. We did boarder screenings before 9/11 and 9/11 happened. You need stronger data to back this up.
- eshvk 13y agoUhh...the guys who did 9/11 had already crossed the border. Look, if you are legitimately entering the country, there is a several multi-stage process that involves extensive vetting of the person at the visa issuance stage. I am confused why on earth harassment needs to occur on U.S. territory by a rent-a-cop. Why not simply reject the person at the embassy/consulate?
- CamperBob2 13y agoPerhaps you would be interested in the tiger-repelling rock I have for sale. It works on terrorists too!
- enscr 13y agoThat tiger-repelling rock might be attracting TSA? (Rock repels tigers & terrorists, TSA repels terrorists, maybe TSA like the rock). Throw it away (the attitude) and you'll do just fine at the airports.
- CamperBob2 13y agoAh, the old "God works through doctors" rationale. Occam's Razor, 5 yard penalty.
- grey-area 13y agoHow many terrorist attacks have you heard after 9/11 in USA. And how many terrorist attacks did we see before 9/11 and the massive increase in security? I imagine if you looked at the statistics, you'd see no correlation between massive increases in spending and safety. Please do provide figures if that is wrong (but I think you'd have to do better than counting attacks, at least used deaths caused). Terrorism is a chimera employed to justify wars, drone strikes, and curtailment of liberty, not (IMHO) in some vast conspiracy, but just because it's a convenient and credible excuse, and life is easier in authority if you don't have laws getting in the way. Other threats to public safety are far more dangerous than terrorism anyway, and yet remain relatively neglected. There is no proof that any of this increased 'security' actually does increase security (please provide some statistics if you have some), and what's worse, whether it works or not it sacrifices too much and gives too much arbitrary power to the government and allows them to harass without suspicion or court involvement.