Originally Posted by
SgtScott31
Airport/mass transit security checkpoints are not going to move out onto the streets of America. We all know this, so I wish everyone would cease from attempting to use the excuse that these type searches are going to move elsewhere. The difference in having such checkpoints where they are now is the constant reminder (through plenty of statistics), that aircraft and mass transit are targets for terrorism because of the high fatality rate that comes with it. It happens worldwide, nothing new.
As cliche as this sounds, then the terrorists win. Terrorists work by instilling fear in their target. When we have street inspections and roadblocks and massive airport lines for security with insanely small quantities of liquids, then we're in fear