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The next logical step is to expand the scope of the TSA's security Your sarcasm is spot on. The first time I flew after 9/11 and had to stand in a 4 hour line
by 300bps 13y ago
The next logical step is to expand the scope of the TSA's security
Your sarcasm is spot on. The first time I flew after 9/11 and had to stand in a 4 hour line to try to get through security I thought to myself, "If the terrorists want to get us, why don't they just kill people waiting in the security line?" Which obviously means we need a checkpoint before the checkpoint. Which makes that first checkpoint a target, so we'll need a checkpoint before that one and then it's checkpoints all the way down.
Beyond that, the fact that a crazed lunatic armed to the teeth could only kill 1 person in a crowded airport before being shot by police kind of says that there was adequate security in place already. What does the TSA want - the ability to stun everyone in a 300 meter radius anytime someone looks at them funny?
- dak1 13y agoDon't give them any ideas.
- kzrdude 13y agoThis scenario was discussed on Bruce Schneier's blog many times. He's also held a competition for unlikely terrorism scenarios that would warrant banning more everyday objects. https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2013/07/sixth_movie-plo_1.html https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2013/07/sixth_movie-p...
- cycnusx 13y agoAgreed. Your checkpoint after checkpoint statements reminded me of recursion :) Recursive Checkpoints check you all the way to home!
- anonymous 13y agoWhy not this: You book a flight. Then when the day of your departure comes, an armoured van with 3 paramedics, 15 SWAT officers, a dog unit and a team of anaesthesiologists come to your house, put you to sleep, load you in a crate, then you spend the entire trip to the airport asleep, along with your entire flight and you only wake up at your destination. Hopefully your luggage wasn't misplaced and neither were you. You're required to fast for at least 2 days before a long flight, since bedpans aren't provided. For short trips, only chloroform is administered. Waking up in the middle of flight is a federal crime.
- DougWebb 13y agoI think I'd actually like that... I've always found travelling to be the worst part of going on vacation. :)
- RealGeek 13y agoStunning won't cut it, they should be able to shoot at sight. Someone may be pulling out a pack of skittles while making a lunging movement.