Originally Posted by
SPN Lifer
I am not trying to be argumentative, but whose fault was it, or what was the proximate cause, of the 9/11 hijackers being able to smuggle their blade cutters and whatever else they used for their plot?
Obviously onboard aircraft security, such as unlocked cockpit doors, had at least "something" to do with the systemic vulnerabilities at that time.
If memory serves well knives were not prohibited pre-9/11. So the regulatory failure was responsible for what happen. The same regulator now in charge of security, federal government.