Originally Posted by weero
Because I agree with one thing the over-cautious people and the pro government
folks here claim: the threat is out there.
Yes, the threat is out there. But IMHO the real threat is totally blown out of proportion by
a) sensationalistic media
b) by politicians/government entities who see the terrorist threat as a great opportunity to push through surveillance tools and policies they would otherwise never get away with
The measures in place do not make air traffic much less safe than it was before.
But they make it much less safe than it could be had the money been spent
on tools and not funding silly power games to make the TSA omnipotent.
I totally agree with you. E.g. the threat of liquid explosives on airplanes has been known for at least 10 years now. If this time would have been used to develop and install the necessary equipment to detect such explosives without creating security lines out the door, we wouldn't have to deal with silly "security measures" like banning water from planes.