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Old Jun 8, 2011 | 9:17 pm
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Originally Posted by JakiChan
The reason they won't do it is because they aren't willing to be the person who has to get up and tell the victims families that "excrement happens". And just from their own self interest they are right to do so. When people get killed it always gets used for political leverage. "Well, if President So-and-So hadn't scaled back the TSA and if we were still using the nude-o-scopes this wouldn't have happened!" It's a sad pathetic nightmare.
That may be true, but you will have to excuse my disdain for the "anything for keeping me safe" crowd who don't mind Grandma having her crotch fondled by a TSO, but smoke cigarettes, text while driving, drive after several cocktails, (fill in risky behavior here).

On 9/11, approximately 3,000 people died in the attacks. Yet, the very same month, nearly 3,000 people died on the nation's roads.

Oddly, I see no one demanding political leverage regarding that fact.
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