• Hawk@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    Reporters have proven time and time again it’s really easy to smuggle stuff past TSA. They’re incompetent and only there for the “security theater”

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      And as I have said in other posts, Security Theater is the entire point. The objective is to discourage the maniac from choosing an airplane for his nonsense, and going for a softer target, like a school, or mall, or something.

      It sounds terrible, but you can kill 200 or more people in one blast on a plane, but even the most successful mass shooter had about 80 victims, and most only have a few, less than 10, often less than 5. That’s horrible, but it’s far better than hundreds.

      Since 9/11, and the introduction of TSA and the enhanced security protocols, we haven’t had a single successful hijacking in America, while we had hundreds before 9/11. That’s success, and that’s why TSA exists.

      Would you rather get on a plane that has had no security scan of any passengers or baggage?

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        I’ve flown before 9/11 and security scans were already a thing.

        What wasn’t a thing were power hungry officials and draconian rules that don’t matter.

        Governments saw opportunity to grab control and lessen privacy. If you truly believe this is about safety, the you’re sorely mistaken. There are plenty of other, non-invasive actions taken to increase security.