Originally Posted by
Boggie Dog
I'm suggesting an escalating range of options including WBI if threats cannot be resolved.
No need for that. Nine years on and the TSA has not been worth one single dime of the funding spent on them. It is one thing to look forward and ask "what if", it is another thing to look backward and ask what was accomplished. TSA has spent a huge amount of the public's dollars and accomplished zip. Spiff has been right since day one. TSA is workfare.
Originally Posted by
gsoltso
The puffers have been removed from the active inventory, with no plans to purchase more of them (not saying they WON'T make a comeback, but it would be about as likely as Ali getting in the ring one more time - what is more likely is a new tech that is more sturdy and checkpoint friendly will be developed and marketed at some point in the future). This makes the puffers a non-start issue, they are simply not a viable option right now. So the only viable (currently) way to check all passengers and bags for explosives would be ETD.
Puffers were removed through political infighting. There is no "checkpoint friendly" technology for screening. The boarding area is not the appropriate place to look for threats. TSA is useless as a security measure and should have never been funded. You have to rely on Jedi mind tricks to justify your existence. Come on man.
I'm more likely to die of prostate cancer than be benefited in any way by the existence of the TSA. Frankly, I'd rather die of prostate cancer than have to deal with the TSA on my next trip.