What the #$%
This shit with reactionary security policies is really out of control. I can’t stand how airplane security works. This Detroit bomber thing is the latest example.
In the article, it says this:
The incident prompted a significant change to airline security. International passengers will not be allowed to move about aircraft during the last hour of a flight, and there will be extra screening of baggage at airports.
You’ve got to be shitting me. What the fuck (excuse the language) does the last hour have to do with anything at all? And why just international? If this had been a domestic flight and he tried this in the second hour would we ban moving around the airplane in the second hour of domestic flights? And what exactly does moving around the airplane have to do with it when this guy was basically lighting himself on fire and NOT moving around the airplane?
I seriously get the feeling that the TSA and other security agencies are basically wildly flailing in the dark in a hopeless battle to keep every possible threat off of airplanes. It seems like every few years another incident pops up, they add a rule and then it stays in place forever. I can only imagine what airline travel is going to look like in 20 or 30 years when there’s no more carry-on baggage, only one person in the cabin is allowed to move at once and no food is allowed to be brought on board planes. That’ll probably only be the start of it. Like the shoe bomber thing and the liquids ban, this is yet another incident which allows security agencies to supposedly tighten things up and leave them that way forever.
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We need to learn from the Israelis. Just by asking a few carefully chosen questions they’ve been able to tell who poses a threat and who doesn’t. Some people may scoff at this subjective analysis but you can’t argue with the results.
I know it’s not really the plan, but it seems that a lot of the airlines are charging for bags and this is a great way to force you to check them. A sudden windfall for the coffers.
I doubt the airlines are in favor of anything that makes it more annoying to fly but maybe I’m looking at it the wrong way.
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Funny… I was just reading an article about this thinking the exact same thing. The “logic” that people use is amazing, especially in these “crisis” events. They are now advising people to not carry on any luggage, as it could lead to long delays for passengers to get through security.
So after one minor incident, they have decided that the directives they set up over the last 8 years are now not enough? I guess it’s time to hire thousands more TSA employees and not let anyone carry on any luggage at all. That’ll fix it!