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Old Jul 7, 2004 | 8:08 am
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GradGirl
 
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Originally Posted by HKG_Flyer1
So, what's the point of having all this stuff for flights departing the U.S., given that a substantial % of commercial aircraft flying within U.S. are inbound from foreign destinations, many of which have substantially weaker security screening procedures in place?
Security theater has to be dramatic [read: obnoxious], so the people don't notice it's ineffective.
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