Originally Posted by
InkUnderNails
Have we have become a whimpering bunch of spineless drones?
That's a huge part of it. The other huge part of it is that in politics these days using something as vile as a terrorist attack as political leverage is completely acceptable.
Originally Posted by
Superguy
Maybe that should be part of the CoC then. I'm willing to give the airlines some limited immunity from liability provided they did due diligence and due care to mitigate security risks and weren't grossly negligent. Human error, while unfortunate, is forgivable. Gross negligence isn't.
Aren't they immune now? If not, then yes I think any relaxing in security posture should come with limited immunity for the airline.
Originally Posted by
PhoenixRev
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).
Excuse it? I encourage it.
I will say this. There is
much to castigate the TSA over especially when it comes to customer service and procedures. But some of the actual policies are understandable. They're being given conflicting mandates and are often trying to resolve those conflicts. We don't like how they do so, but the easiest thing to do would be to REMOVE the mandate. I know that's what many of us want. But we have to be honest about what that means. Why we (as in America) aren't willing to do that anymore is a matter for some debate.