Originally Posted by
MDtR-Chicago
Or it could be that TSA screeners viewing the images are missing the additional 55% that should be receiving a patdown - such as when the undercover operative smuggled five guns thru the DFW checkpoint recently.
I agree with you here.
Originally Posted by
MDtR-Chicago
Let's try to take the raw parenting emotion out of this conversation, ok? It's clear that many people are not having a visceral reaction to the video.
For the past 9 years, the technology and methodology to create a non-metallic bomb and smuggle it through security have existed. They are not new. There is no reason to believe that the risk of such a thing is greater this year than last year.
In that time, 2 out of 7 billion people have attempted to do such a thing.
There are hundreds of aviation risks greater than 1:3.5 billion.
Therefore, AIT and pat-downs are a waste of time and money. Collectively, millions of dollars of your money. And thousands of hours of your time.
Also, because they are distracting resources from higher priority risks, they are making you less safe.
Be upset about that.
I don't quite agree here though; I think that the parents' reactions are important to gauge if this could be a way to finally raise enough anger amongst the sort of leisure travel I noted a few posts above, who think that airport security and especially the scanners are keeping them safe.
Look at Jane's reaction as a good example; she thought that she had options and is now questioning that. If we can get through to a few thousand more Janes who initially feel disgust and then start questioning things, we have been successful.