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The case for abolishing the TSA
It's worth remembering that the inconvenience and injustice of the TSA's activities exists for literally no reason. If the agency's privacy violations and annoying carry-on regulations were merely the price we paid for reducing the incidence of terrorist attacks, that'd be one thing. But, as security expert Bruce Schneier likes to note, there's no evidence that the TSA has ever prevented a terrorist attack, and there's some research suggesting it could serve to… (www.vox.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
The sooner the US abolishes the TSA, the sooner the rest of the world can get rid of the ridiculous security measures that plague us every time we want to fly.
People are too stupid and irrationally afraid, and they get the government they deserve. If you want a better government, you have to have better citizens.
"in the last five years you were four times more likely to be struck by lightning than killed by a terrorist."
http://reason.com/archives/2011/09/06/how-scared-of-terrorism-should
The tsa has killed more people than the "terrorists"
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-11-18/how-airport-security-is-killing-us
At least the "terrorists" don't charge us $150 billion every year, on top of those deaths.
Anti-Terrorism Spending 50,000 Times More Than on Any Other Cause of Death
http://thinkbynumbers.org/government-spending/anti-terrorism-spending-disproportionate-to-threat/
But that's the real world, and stupid people don't live in the real world. They live in a fantasy world where they just want to "feel" safer, even if they are at much greater risk. Morons.
"in the last five years you were four times more likely to be struck by lightning than killed by a terrorist."
http://reason.com/archives/2011/09/06/how-scared-of-terrorism-should
The tsa has killed more people than the "terrorists"
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-11-18/how-airport-security-is-killing-us
At least the "terrorists" don't charge us $150 billion every year, on top of those deaths.
Anti-Terrorism Spending 50,000 Times More Than on Any Other Cause of Death
http://thinkbynumbers.org/government-spending/anti-terrorism-spending-disproportionate-to-threat/
But that's the real world, and stupid people don't live in the real world. They live in a fantasy world where they just want to "feel" safer, even if they are at much greater risk. Morons.
....every pressurized aircraft has an adjustable leak- the Pressurization Outflow valve - that lets out excess airpressure to maintain a set cabin pressure at cruise altitude - usually 6-9,000 ft. Inlet air pressure comes from the engines and varies as the engines throttle up and down, and the outflow valve adjusts to maintain a constant cabin altitude. If there was a small hole from a bullet, the outflow valve would adjust (close slightly) to maintain the set cabin altitude. Then, if you were bothered by the whistle, you could stuff a handkerchief in the hole.
Ditto.
There are two main problems with the TSA. First is they are only concerned with what is above the deck. Freight passes through almost unhindered.
The second problem is it is run as a security operation. It should be run as a guest services organization. They should be charged with getting as many passengers on the plane as quickly as possible. It would not hurt to use El Al tactics and profiling Muslim males between 17 and 41 for secondary inspection. If they don't like it, have them read the Constitution. There is nothing in there that would allow anyone to blow up airplanes.
The second problem is it is run as a security operation. It should be run as a guest services organization. They should be charged with getting as many passengers on the plane as quickly as possible. It would not hurt to use El Al tactics and profiling Muslim males between 17 and 41 for secondary inspection. If they don't like it, have them read the Constitution. There is nothing in there that would allow anyone to blow up airplanes.
There are a gazillion cops in the US but people keep getting murdered, robbed, raped, etc. There is no cure all that delivers safety while maintaining our freedoms. If you feel safe because the government is protecting you then you are living a fantasy.