Why Airport Security Is Broken—And How to Fix It (former head TSA)

Re:Why Airport Security Is Broken—And How to Fix It (former ... by dmvaldman on Friday April 13, 2012 @07:43PM (#3839310)

though I'm there with you in spirit, clearly there need be some kind of national oversight. airlines are too "big a deal" to fail in the way you describe.

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Re:Why Airport Security Is Broken—And How to Fix It (former ... by Cushman on Friday April 13, 2012 @08:15PM (#3839395)

What makes an airplane with 100 people on it more "big a deal" than a bus with the same?

The effort spent on security is wildly disproportionate to the risk-- based, it seems, on the supposition that terrorists care fabulously more about damaging faith in American air travel than actually killing Americans.

I'm not saying I know anything one way or another, but that seems crazy.

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Re:Why Airport Security Is Broken—And How to Fix It (former ... by MSexton on Friday April 13, 2012 @09:11PM (#3839518)

An airplane can easily go off course and (busses don't work too well off road), and hit anything, taking down large buildings and downtown areas. A bus could easily kill the 100 passengers and some nearby cars.

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Re:Why Airport Security Is Broken—And How to Fix It (former ... by ams6110 on Friday April 13, 2012 @09:26PM (#3839547)

I recall a U-haul taking out a Federal building some year back.

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