I have never suggested we eliminate all airport security. I have, however, on many occasions been the proponent of eliminating any searches that are random and not based upon probable cause. In my opinion, they add zero to effective security and are extremely un-American. We should (and it looks like we will) focus our attention and resources on effective, non-intrusive screening technology and end all random harassment of passengers and their belongings.
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Doppy:
Even if this is true, it's not time to fly off the handle and forget our history.
Ground security reduced the number of hijackings from 30+ per year for several years to 0.
That, you can not dispute. Do you really think that we would have been better off for the last 15 or so years having no security, but getting hijacked 3 times a month?
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