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Old Apr 19, 2005 | 9:13 am
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Wally Bird
 
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Originally Posted by Elite Nomore
What is the point of airline security?
The superficial point is to stop nasty things getting into airline cabins. Nasty people are apparently OK.

The underlying reason is an exercise in national collective pysche, a reaction to and attempt to expunge the shame and humiliation of Sept 11 2001. To what extent it has worked is a matter of individual opinion.

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