Originally Posted by hedur
hello.
i have been lurking here for a while (posted a few times) but mostly just enjoy reading the insightful posts about flying and even learning some new tips to make travelling easier/more enjoyable. i have tried (and succeeded till now) to stay out of any heated security discussions, even though i do have some opinions. but i really must say something now.
do you really mean what you wrote, magexpect? i'm not trying to be disrespectful in any way (i promise) but i find it really hard to believe that 9/11 happened so long ago that you don't remember that PEOPLE DIED. a lot of people. are their families just paranoid? is the govt. now paranoid for wanting to keep it from happening again? you (and most others on this board as far as i can tell) may see dozens of inconsistencies and problems with security but i think most people in this country expected there to be other attacks on us by now and IT HASN'T HAPPENED.
now here's my question. could this fact be due at all (even a liitle bit??) to the new, time consuming, annoying, oftentimes inconsistent, and frustrating security that was put in place?
(of couse this question is for anyone not just magexpect)
thanks for reading.
It is virtually impossible to stop someone who does not care if they die too - 9/11 was the result of a policy that had been in effect since the 70's - give them the plane - they fly to Cuba ( or wherever) - everyone gets released and they end up in jail. We did not ( and in my mind - still do not) understand the mindset that says they dont care if they die to. Do you seriously think that the scans you go thru at the airports in the US today will stop a determined terrorist. I continually go thru with cigarette lighters ( Remember Richard Reed) and who knows what else I have forgotten to take out of my purse. Sorry to disillusion you, but most of us on here feel that the purpose of the security is to make the general public feel better.