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Comment Re:"We have to take all threats seriously" (Score 1) 706

Look at what? When I was a kid we used to run around and shoot each other with rubber band guns and dart guns. Shoot I used to run a game of "assassin" in high school. Should we be investigated? No, we were just kids. Based on the story in the article, this kid did NOTHING to warrant a second thought (other than perhaps "hey, is there a problem and do you need help."

Comment Re:Guns are bad (Score 1) 706

Uhm ok... No ACTUAL weapons were used in the making of this story. So what does the fact it is easier for kids to illegally obtain them have to do with anything? Because the kid MIGHT get a weapon? That isn't a good enough reason to arrest him. So really the "right to bear arms" "crap" has nothing to do with this story.

Comment Re:What is the purpose of the TSA? (Score 1) 325

The purpose of TSA is safety: "Protect the Nation's transportation systems to ensure freedom of movement for people and commerce."
So it is to stop someone from blowing the plane up, as well as stop them from hijacking a plane and flying it into a building. Keep in mind that TSA's mission is NOT specific to air flight!

Comment Re:Accountability (Score 1) 325

If a plane blew up, the airline would get sued for about a figure that an actuary could neatly estimate.

Anyone can estimate it, it is very very very close to 0.

But the TSA grabs everyone at the start of the terminal. The terminals are used by multiple airlines. How do you see that getting broken up by airline?

The same way everything else in the airport is broken up by airline, as I'm sure it was done before 9/11. Or better yet, don't do any security at all!
There are airports in Europe that have security at the gate, and these are awful. Not only does it not help to get there early, as the gate doesn't open up until a certain time, there is generally no facilities after the checkpoint. No food, no water, no toilets (not always, some have toilets and vending machines)

Comment Re:Accountability (Score 1) 325

How are the incentives in the wrong place? The airlines need security theater; people are already fearful of flying, and fear of being killed by terrorists while flying only makes that worse.

This is the problem really. Flying is one of the safest ways to travel. After 9/11 more people drove to their destination and traffic deaths went up.

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