Re:Pilot Stands Up To TSA And Refuses Full Body Scan
by michael_dorfman on Monday October 18, 2010 @07:43AM
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I'm not sure I fully agree that the rules in this case are idiotic.
Certainly, a pilot is able to do damage without bringing any devices with him.
However, if we waive all security for people holding a pilot's badge, we create an extreme incentive for identity theft.
I'm not suggesting we strip-search anybody.
What I am suggesting is that for security measures to be effective, they either have to be a) random, or b) universal.
I used to visit the US on a very regular basis, a few years ago I decided I'd had enough of the insults and the power trips these TSA types go through
I feel your pain--but are you sure you aren't projecting a bit in this case? As I said before, I don't see any evidence of "insults or power trips" in this case at all. In fact, I see a reasonable attempt at accommodation on the part of the TSA types.
Certainly, a pilot is able to do damage without bringing any devices with him.
However, if we waive all security for people holding a pilot's badge, we create an extreme incentive for identity theft.
I'm not suggesting we strip-search anybody.
What I am suggesting is that for security measures to be effective, they either have to be a) random, or b) universal.
I used to visit the US on a very regular basis, a few years ago I decided I'd had enough of the insults and the power trips these TSA types go through
I feel your pain--but are you sure you aren't projecting a bit in this case? As I said before, I don't see any evidence of "insults or power trips" in this case at all. In fact, I see a reasonable attempt at accommodation on the part of the TSA types.