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Far easier just to shoot down the planes, assuming reinforced doors, air marshals, and passengers aren't enough. No, I don't think there's anything rational abo
by comicjk 13y ago
Far easier just to shoot down the planes, assuming reinforced doors, air marshals, and passengers aren't enough. No, I don't think there's anything rational about it, beyond the rational calculation of shirt-term advantage by politicians.
- dragonwriter 13y ago> Far easier just to shoot down the planes Not if they are taken control of near their targets. Prevention is clearly better than response. > No, I don't think there's anything rational about it To the extent that some of the actual measures are theater, they are theater that has a real reason for being presented in the particular context they are presented in. Some of them may be irrational as security measures, but they aren't completely arbitrary.
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