Comments on: An airport experience

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 22:19:47 +0000

By: bumer_boy

bumer_boy — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:27:26 +0000

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By: Youaredoomed

Youaredoomed — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:10:50 +0000

It’s amazing how high the level of ignorance is about how ineffective the TSA’s security measures really are for preventing determined Terrorists from carrying out an attack.

It’s also amazing how high the level of acceptance is from the general public of meaningless TSA security measures that impinge upon personal freedom..

That guy sitting next to you on the plane, if he is hell-bent on bringing it down, would never try to board a plane with anything that looked suspicious like a printed circuit board. He’d waltz on with an unchecked unopened package of candy that isn’t really candy…it’s amazing what chemicals can do when mixed together…

By: ajax

ajax — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 21:00:15 +0000

There is huge harm in going through the motions with security. It makes people think something is being done, when in fact nothing has changed.
If you want airport security, do what the Dutch and the Israelis do. Every passenger gets a 30-60 second interview by a trained security agent, looking for anything suspicious. The weapon is the person - you’ll never guess at what he might be carrying to help take down a plane, but you can (hopefully) detect that the guy is not quite right, and stop it there. How many attempts to take down an El Al plane do you think have been stopped? Must be hundreds.

By: Craig

Craig — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:52:44 +0000

I am surprised at the people defending the TSA. Why should we cut them any slack? If they cannot tell the difference between harmless and a threat in this situation, how and why should we expect them to do the same when a real threat occurs?

Also, what I find particularly hilarious is that it would be okay to check it but illegal to carry on! As if a terrorist would need physical access to detonate a bomb?

By: Parker Brown

Parker Brown — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:39:50 +0000

THAT IS THE STUPIDEST THING EVER! if IED’s aren’t allowed on planes, i will NEVER be able to take my laptop, pda, ipod, infact, NONE of my electronics with me, since i have modded them ALL in some way, shape, or form. PROOF THAT THE U.S.’S SECURITY SUCKS!

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:07:47 +0000

It’s all just a policical hype, over zealous sercurity and a lack of training. If they got in this state about a resistor imagine if you were carrying more obscure electronic components. An IC, a rotary switch. Woe betide those with nixie tubes!

The airlines are all screwed up at the moment but the trains are not. No bagage limits, no sercurity checks, the most you get is checked for a ticket! “Excuse me sir, could you please move your ticking suitcase, it’s obstructing the sandwich cart. Also there is no smoking on the train so please stop trying to light your shoe!”

Thank you America! Thanks for the freedom!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:48:57 +0000

I think you are way off base here. There is absolutely NO HARM in precautions. Check it. I mean really what is the big deal. You obviously do not take this threat seriously. We cannot live with blinders on. Give these TSA guys a break.

By: Idetrorce

Idetrorce — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 23:19:03 +0000

very interesting, but I don’t agree with you
Idetrorce

By: Andy

Andy — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 20:54:07 +0000

This is why I don’t fly outside of Europe anymore. Last time I went to the States the security was a pain, but at the same time obviously not very good. It all looked like a show. It was all aimed at the LAST threat, not the next one. I’m used to countries that have been dealing with the IRA, Bader Meinhof and Brigade Rosse for years. And yet we still all flew with water, electronics and nailfiles. And everyone just got on with it.

Let me, and the rest of the world known when your country is open for business again.