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Re:TSA considers new system for flyers without ID by Nasrudith on Tuesday August 11, 2020 @03:01PM (#24124429)
That is complete bullshit. They not only don't need to board but if they pulled a gun the TSAs would be an unwitting accomplice in letting them reinact "No Russian" with their bullshit security theater gathering hundreds into a massive shooting gallery with no cover. Really that is why there was such outrage over the level - it illustrated vividly how the TSA failed on the most basic logical level.
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Re:TSA considers new system for flyers without ID by dudul on Tuesday August 11, 2020 @04:40PM (#24125708)
This actually came up after the 2015 attacks in France. Most crowded locations became heavily protected, bags were all checked, etc. The result: a massive crowd in front of theaters, concert and sport venues, etc. Israeli consultants basically summed it up by saying that these procedures were creating massively vulnerable areas with potentially 100+ victims if a guy detonated a bomb in front of the venue.

I remember seeing a documentary showing how in Israeli airport one of the main goals was to always avoid long lines and big groups of people.

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Re:TSA considers new system for flyers without ID by thih9 on Tuesday August 11, 2020 @03:58PM (#24125251)
> "No Russian"

Context: "a controversial level in the 2009 video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. In the level, the player can participate in a mass shooting at a Russian airport.".

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Russian

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