Re:TSA union calls for armed guards at every checkpoint
by anonymous on Sunday November 03, 2013 @10:20AM
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Why not this: You book a flight. Then when the day of your departure comes, an armoured van with 3 paramedics, 15 SWAT officers, a dog unit and a team of anaesthesiologists come to your house, put you to sleep, load you in a crate, then you spend the entire trip to the airport asleep, along with your entire flight and you only wake up at your destination. Hopefully your luggage wasn't misplaced and neither were you. You're required to fast for at least 2 days before a long flight, since bedpans aren't provided. For short trips, only chloroform is administered. Waking up in the middle of flight is a federal crime.
Re:TSA union calls for armed guards at every checkpoint
by DougWebb on Sunday November 03, 2013 @10:29AM
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I think I'd actually like that... I've always found travelling to be the worst part of going on vacation. :)
Re:TSA union calls for armed guards at every checkpoint
by RealGeek on Sunday November 03, 2013 @11:30AM
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Stunning won't cut it, they should be able to shoot at sight.
Someone may be pulling out a pack of skittles while making a lunging movement.
Re:TSA union calls for armed guards at every checkpoint
by cycnusx on Sunday November 03, 2013 @10:15AM
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Agreed. Your checkpoint after checkpoint statements reminded me of recursion :) Recursive Checkpoints check you all the way to home!
Re:TSA union calls for armed guards at every checkpoint
by dak1 on Sunday November 03, 2013 @10:09AM
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Don't give them any ideas.
Re:TSA union calls for armed guards at every checkpoint
by kzrdude on Sunday November 03, 2013 @11:23AM
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This scenario was discussed on Bruce Schneier's blog many times. He's also held a competition for unlikely terrorism scenarios that would warrant banning more everyday objects.
https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2013/07/sixth_movie-p...
Your sarcasm is spot on. The first time I flew after 9/11 and had to stand in a 4 hour line to try to get through security I thought to myself, "If the terrorists want to get us, why don't they just kill people waiting in the security line?" Which obviously means we need a checkpoint before the checkpoint. Which makes that first checkpoint a target, so we'll need a checkpoint before that one and then it's checkpoints all the way down.
Beyond that, the fact that a crazed lunatic armed to the teeth could only kill 1 person in a crowded airport before being shot by police kind of says that there was adequate security in place already. What does the TSA want - the ability to stun everyone in a 300 meter radius anytime someone looks at them funny?