Originally Posted by
Bicostal
A Snowden moment.
So much for the government's ability to reliably determine risk from background checks of a more extensive nature than that applicable to passengers in the main, even just the subset in GE.
Originally Posted by
Bicostal
Do you travel in Europe? Liquids and laptops out is routine, some MMW, some not. Belts maybe and pat downs yes. In some cases, no opt out. I see no appreciable difference.
Data?
I travel more than a few times most every month of the year in Europe and strip search machines for majority passenger screening is not the case at any airport in Europe, including Russia and the UK. The same cannot be said for US airports.
Shoes far less likely to be required off at European airports than in the US.
Originally Posted by
Bicostal
Data?
Yes. Interested persons should also find it on their own, since spoonfeeding doesn't work on skeptics or the prejudiced. Need a hint? Determine what percentage of passengers on US-originating flights would have to be injured or killed by terrorists onboard US-orginating flights for there to be a statistically significant change in risk. It doesn't take genius to figure this out, but I don't do demand-spoonfeeding for competent adults.