Originally Posted by
bizorbetter
Improvements can and are being made but to say not screening liquids (or shoes/lap tops) has a zero statistical effect on the potential for an event is wrong. I have never seen anyone state this?
Seriously?
People, including security experts, say this all the time.
Statistically it's pretty easy to determine:
Prior to 2006 the number of liquid bombs stopped by security: 0
After 2006 the number of liquid bombs stopped by security: 0
That looks like zero statistical effect to me.
The stats for shoes looks even worse.
Prior to 9/11 the number of shoe bombers missed by security screenings: 1
After 9/11 with everyone taking their shoes off the number of shoe bombers missed by security screenings: 1
Per year that's nearly an order of magnitude *more* shoe bombers than under the old system.