Re:U.S. Bans Large Printer Ink, Toner Cartridges on Inbound ...
by raquo on Tuesday November 09, 2010 @04:21PM
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So, just for me to make sense of the TSA fury, do you imply that
– these aren't even real threats (more people die in car accidents) and not trying to prevent them the way TSA does will not increase bombings
– if the terrorists want to blow up a plane, they will find a way to do so anyway, albeit at a higher cost/etc.
– there is some better way to fight off these threats
Also, when 9/11 happened, I was still a kid, but I clearly remember everyone always saying "they [bush/gov/cia/etc] knew X and did nothing, that's why that happened". What would be the natural response from and average American, if a couple months from now you had a printer cartridge bombing. Would not everyone blame TSA et al for not banning them, especially since it's not as big of a deal as these nudoscopes?
– these aren't even real threats (more people die in car accidents) and not trying to prevent them the way TSA does will not increase bombings
– if the terrorists want to blow up a plane, they will find a way to do so anyway, albeit at a higher cost/etc.
– there is some better way to fight off these threats
Also, when 9/11 happened, I was still a kid, but I clearly remember everyone always saying "they [bush/gov/cia/etc] knew X and did nothing, that's why that happened". What would be the natural response from and average American, if a couple months from now you had a printer cartridge bombing. Would not everyone blame TSA et al for not banning them, especially since it's not as big of a deal as these nudoscopes?