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Re:Drone Maker Accused of Covering Up Bomb in Bag on Delta F... by jstarfish on Thursday May 17, 2018 @06:55PM (#17096869)
The TSA is a make-work program, not a legitimate security solution. Its only reason for inception was to provide employment for a pool of otherwise unskilled workers. Same with the DHS-- terrorism has always been a concern; we didn't need another law enforcement arm.

Despite either's questionable utility, no public official wants to be responsible for putting so many people out of work or jeopardizing the illusion of safety they provide.

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Re:Drone Maker Accused of Covering Up Bomb in Bag on Delta F... by everdev on Thursday May 17, 2018 @09:47PM (#17098006)
Somehow I doubt this is the real reason TSA exists.
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Re:Drone Maker Accused of Covering Up Bomb in Bag on Delta F... by jstarfish on Friday May 18, 2018 @02:38PM (#17103852)
If security were the actual reason, we'd see implementations more akin to Ben-Gurion's.

Instead, we get to subject ourselves to the whims of a department of high school graduates with no particular law enforcement, legal, criminal justice or counter-terrorism expertise snooping through your luggage looking for vibrators.

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