New pat downs at airports?
#35
Posted 19 November 2010 - 03:39 PM
#38
Posted 24 November 2010 - 01:35 AM
#39
Posted 24 November 2010 - 09:43 AM
These same people who are so vehemently objecting to all of this (which is probably no where near as bad as media/people make it) will be the same people outraged that security was so lax after some airplane blows up because of a bomb planted on it. Just sayin'. I have no problem with it. We need to remember what happened and could happen again.
What happened?
#40
Posted 24 November 2010 - 12:50 PM
Besides, who wouldn't want a pat down? Tee hee.
#42
Posted 24 November 2010 - 04:07 PM
#44
Posted 24 November 2010 - 04:41 PM
#45
Posted 24 November 2010 - 04:56 PM
9/11 wasn't planes being blown up though was it - these scanners wouldn't have made a difference there I don't think. Not trying to be facetious but there's some issues here, the main goal of terrorism is to cause fear rather than to kill people, every time something like this happens it's a huge increase in spending plus there are hidden effects. Statistical studies suggest that 1000+ road deaths were attributable people driving instead of flying, but of course that's 1 or 2 deaths here and there and not spectacular so no one really notices. I dunno, I feel like stuff like this is exactly what al Qaeda etc want to happen.
I can see why you'd say that and I approach most things done under the name of "security" with that same trepidation. For example...warrantless wiretaps...completely UNconstitutional. But we've always had security screenings at airports with metal detectors, additional screenings for those who fail the primary metal detector, and then potentially additional screenings after than, in rare circumstances. Changing from that to the full body scanners (which I was "randomly" selected for a few years back..."random" meaning it was 7 am and no one else was in line, so it might as well be me) to pat downs for those who refuse the scan just doesn't bother me that much. It's certainly not perfect and if we can make better and less invasive technology then I'm all for it.
Also, I don't feel that this is the "fear" of terrorism at work. This isn't the government, on TV, saying "here come the terrorists...better surrender your liberties or you'll die". The fear aspect just doesn't seem to be there in the same way that it was a few years back.
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