Originally Posted by
magellan315
Actually its the TSA that is to blame. Tell me Ron what other countries require airline passengers to remove their shoes unless they are flying to the United States. How many shoe bombs outside of the United States have occurred since Richard Reid?
Where do you think Reid was heading on his flight? Brazil? Melbourne?
As for how many shoe bombs, I honestly don’t know, and neither do you. To claim otherwise would be a lie. Is it still a viable method of getting explosives on board an aircraft? Yes. Can other things be concealed in the same manner? Yes. How often does this happen? Several times a week.
Having spent twenty years in an industry that has a high level of risk management I can tell you are mistaken. If you do something that you know is wrong and your supervisor tells you to do it you are just as liable. The Nazi's at the war crimes trials claimed that they were just following orders. The Nuremberg defense didn't work for them it won't work for you.
I don’t agree. I have been in this business far longer than 20 years, knowing when to get supervisory approval to vary from established procedure is essential. Knowing when you have gone to far is also essential.
I have no expectation of being charged with crimes against humanity or genocide. Its not going to happen. So the analogy is less than accurate.