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Old Aug 8, 2012, 11:14 am
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Carl Johnson
 
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Originally Posted by TheRoadie
I think the point was that it sounded like you meant the presence of TSA staff at a checkpoint was deterring a terrorist attack on the queue. The presence of armed LEOs nearby may be a deterrent. TSA staff can only attack back with harsh language, or flee, so there's no help to be found in that quarter.
Well, I was happy to provide the clarification. I also went back to my previous post and changed "presence of the TSA deters attacks" to "existence of the TSA deters attacks."
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