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>It works; the last successful airport attack in Israel was in 1986, and they have prevented many since I'd be willing to bet that shutting down all airports p
by BlackDeath3 13y ago
>It works; the last successful airport attack in Israel was in 1986, and they have prevented many since
I'd be willing to bet that shutting down all airports permanently would prove successful in preventing attacks. The question is, at what cost?
- EpicEng 13y agoWell that seems like a silly leap. I'm not sure what "cost" you're referring to, but you're right in that some of what they do wouldn't fly here. That doesn't mean we couldn't take a hybrid approach. It seems pretty plain that much of what we do now is comical.
- BlackDeath3 13y agoOf course it's a silly leap. I was trying to illustrate that the argument of "Strategy X prevented crime" doesn't necessarily make it a preferable alternative. As to the cost: I'm a twitchy sort of fellow. If I had to self-diagnose I would probably attribute it to OCD or some such thing, but regardless... what are these behaviorists looking for? Do I get profiled based on the fact that I probably look "sketchy" in public, regardless of my actual intent? Sounds like a cost to me (though perhaps one you personally would never consider).