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Originally Posted by Homeslice
Baggage scanners would detect the shape of a gun regardless of what kind of material it's made of. As for knives, what are they going to accomplish? The pilot compartment is locked, and after 9/11 they aren't going to open the door just because someone threatens to slit a flight attendant's throat. As for underwear bombs, I couldn't care less. The possibility is so remote, and the people who would do such a thing are likely to be put on the watch lists from now on, so they'll receive secondary screening. I'm not willing to give up privacy and convenience for more security than I already have. I've probably flown almost 500 times in my life and have never experienced any terrorists, fights, unruly passengers, etc.
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The job of terrorist is to instill terror in the mass publics eyes. Our fear of flying is a win for the bad guys. If i wanted to walk my medical grate titanium knife through metal detectors which are designed not to sense medical titanum I can. Then all I have to do is go on a stabbing spree on a plane to scare the shit out of the entire US population. The media would definately talk about a dozen stabbing spree on a plane for months and scare the fuck out of everyone.
I havnt flow quite as much as you, and havnt seen any terrorists, but I have seen unruly passengers that didnt know how to shut up and sit down and have threatened airline staff.
I totally agree that you shouldnt have to give up privacy for security, however there are other ways to ensure security without giving up privacy. Why are there not more air marshalls on planes? Why not let people who meet certain qualifications (police, military etc) carry weapons on flights. What it comes down to is that the TSA isn't capable of doing its job, and it never will be. Alquaida and other such organizations will also be a step ahead of the TSA because that is their job, the TSA's job on the other side of the spectrum is to protect the flying public, play politics to stay in bussiness, keep up with maitaining individuals personal freedoms, and a hundred other implied tasks. The TSA can only ever respond to a problem once they know about it, and unfortunately 99% of the time they only know about a threat when it truly is a threat.