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In response to "People just like to scream. It's the cost of flying in a post-9/11 era, plain and simple." by JaxSean

And herein lies the crux of the argument. Is this really securing us, or is it wasteful security theatre? -- nm

Posted by ty97 Nov 16 '10, 09:25

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This seems a lot better than the old "take off your shoes" stuff. - Ender Nov 16, 09:31
I thought that article someone linked yesterday about the Israeli method was telling. There are definitely better ways to do - decline Nov 16, 09:28 1
- A friend pointed out that the Isreali method would be difficult to scale to the size of the US. - ty97 Nov 16, 09:29
Either way, it boils down to the terrorists win. - JaxSean Nov 16, 09:27 2
- Why does it have to be one or the other. How about having smarter security and efficient security and stuff that isn't wasteful fear bullcrap. -- nm - Don Homer Nov 16, 09:29
- It's not a binary situation. There's a C option: Use different method to secure us. -- nm - ty97 Nov 16, 09:28

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