Originally Posted by
rufflesinc
see post above about boxcutters. approx the same danger level.
Then they are about the same danger level as a pen in the right hands. What you are failing to grasp is that post-9/11, a boxcutter is not sufficient to hijack or take down a plane. As such, it is not a credible weapon.
Originally Posted by
rufflesinc
?? ive never flown CO before but i must try just to see how sharp and pointy theirs are compared to UA and AA.
Feel free to see. Go into a PC at EWR and you could pick up a dozen. Is that a problem?
Originally Posted by
rufflesinc
but it is a security risk.
Almost everything can be a security risk. A belt, a laptop, an empty wine bottle, a laptop cord, a flashlight, hairspray and a match, etc. Are you in favoring of banning all because of the small security risk of each?
Originally Posted by
rufflesinc
yeah, they value their money over their safety? its not necesary.
Yes, we can spend all of our national income to make us safe, but that would leave nothing for everything else. That is not what people want. There is a balance to be struck and until the TSA is effective in preventing credible weapons and explosives on board and not kabuki security, we have not reached that balance. TSA is not even successful in preventing credible weapons.