Re:Does More Security at Airports Make Us Safer or Just Move...
by dogma1138 on Friday July 01, 2016 @02:24PM
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It's not about killing people, an attack on the airport is a higher profile attack regardless of how many casualties it involved.
Attack on the airport also targets people who aren't native, often westerners which is both what these organizations often want and it ensures that it would much more widely reported than "a bus blew up in north eastern turkey" which maybe will get a headline for 2 hours.
Attack on an airport tells people see you aren't safe anywhere your "most secure" location with all that security isn't safe, we can get you anywhere any time, this helps to spread the fear both within the country and world wide.
Attack on an airport immediately triggers security lockdowns world wide which amplifies the financial cost of the attack globally.
Terrorism is often considerably more calculated than what people think, especially when it comes to high profile attacks.
Attack on the airport also targets people who aren't native, often westerners which is both what these organizations often want and it ensures that it would much more widely reported than "a bus blew up in north eastern turkey" which maybe will get a headline for 2 hours.
Attack on an airport tells people see you aren't safe anywhere your "most secure" location with all that security isn't safe, we can get you anywhere any time, this helps to spread the fear both within the country and world wide.
Attack on an airport immediately triggers security lockdowns world wide which amplifies the financial cost of the attack globally.
Terrorism is often considerably more calculated than what people think, especially when it comes to high profile attacks.