Originally Posted by
KIXman
Bada boom! (cue canned laughter here)
When were the nudeoscopes introduced? Were they all introduced at roughly the same time or is their number increasing throughout 2010? In the case of the latter shouldn't we see an increase of "artfully concealed prohibited items" if they are supposed to work as claimed?
IMO, the most insightful piece of data is the number of "major busts" (catching a terrorist or someone who is actually a threat to aviation security) at airports with the NOS and those without the NOS. Or the same correlation with number of pat downs.
Regardless of how us simpletons look at this, TSA will claim the lack of any data showing effectiveness proves the deterrence power of their super-duper system. IMHO, comparing the major busts at airports with the NOS (zero) and the major busts at airports without the NOS (zero) leads to only one logical conclusion...
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THERE IS NO STATISTICAL DATA TO DEMONSTRATE THE NOS IS EFFECTIVE!!!
Originally Posted by
eyecue
There is no correlation because the data points dont specify whether an item is in carry on or not. There is actually very few things that are on the person. Plus an arrest can be for something other than a prohibited item
Can you/TSA provide ANY data to demonstrate the NOS/pat downs are effective or that security is in anyway improved at locations with either process?
It's pretty easy to disparage data when you have none of your own. Given the burden of proof is on the government, it would be really swell if TSA/DHS would even try to prove their claims. Donchathink?