Originally Posted by
mozgytog
Your PornoScans and Sexual Assaults are also useless, for various reasons, not the least of which being that you actually believe they can detect every instance of explosives and 'poisonous gases'.
Opinions vary. And you are welcome to your opinion.
Originally Posted by
mozgytog
Of course, even if you could provide 100% security, I would still find the TSA reprehensible. The fact that such an organization exists at all makes me sick. We're wasting billions and billions of dollars to guard against a bogeyman that is less dangerous than my next drive in the car.
Hmmm. WMD’s not dangerous. Hmmm, interesting “perspective”.
Originally Posted by
mozgytog
I believe in being free, not scared, and would gladly pay for that with my own blood. Why is it, Ron, that the people who actually have something to lose, those of us who fly 80 or more times a year are willing to put our lives where our mouths are, and you who stay on the ground in your blue polyester shirts are the ones unloading in your pants?
Once again, opinions vary. I know I’m not going to change your mind, so I’ll just leave it at I know a bit more about the subject than you seem to. So, you are more than welcome to your opinion, and I to mine.
Originally Posted by
mozgytog
Why are you so afraid? Why are you so willing to give your liberties up? You're going to die some day anyway. Why not be free and strong and sucking the marrow out of every minute until then?
Lets see, I have a job. That job is to do my very best to safeguard the flying public. I have a bunch of equipment, training, and experience to assist me in doing that job, as well as the full resources of the federal government to assist. I am one, and only one, part of the system that keeps the flying public safe. There are many thousands of us who do the same job, and many more thousands who provide support in one form or another to that very same end.
I am proud of who I am and what I do. I know I make a difference, despite the inane and ignorant rantings of some of the public. I like the people I work with, and the passengers I work for. I genuinely enjoy meeting them, talking with them, interacting. There is nothing in any of that to be afraid of. Nor am I giving up any liberties that any other employee of
any kind gives up. I don’t need to “suck the marrow” out of life, l prefer to enjoy life rather than struggle with it. I don’t see it as a fight but as an adventure. I’m happy with what I do, and that is all that really matters.
Originally Posted by
IslandBased
It is not likely that any of the dangerous items that you listed are suddenly going to become legal to carry on a commercial plane, they are not legal now, for some very well thought out reasons. Ron, if you want to be a part of this debate, at least come with the facts as they now stand in hand. Is that TOO much to ask?
Oh I agree with you, I doubt that those items will ever be allowed. I was doing a “what if”, which seems to be a part of the whole TS/S skills requirement. After all, “what if” gets used here so often they should change the name of the forum.
You were not asking for facts. I was responding to the posted question. What if “intent” was all we focused on? “Which is more important” was not asked. If knowing intent is all we need to ensure the safety of the flying public then why not allow bombs and guns through the checkpoint? Without the intent to use them they pose no danger. Right?