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Thu, 15 Apr 2010 18:17:32 +0000

[...] makes it worse is that the pointless TSA rules force you to discard items (like beverages) and yet provide no oversight on the cost of the [...]

By: Douglas

Douglas — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:58:57 +0000

Just came across an interesting soundbyte on a Newsweek article addressing this topic:

“More screening for every passenger makes no sense. When searching for needles in haystacks, adding hay doesn’t help.”

And the opening paragraph, in my opinion, is right on the money: http://www.newsweek.com/id/229996

By: Rosemarie

Rosemarie — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 04:30:09 +0000

But seriously, what if I have to use the bathroom??? Is there an exception?

By: Ryan Malesevich

Ryan Malesevich — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:27:11 +0000

I’ve kept myself pretty ignorant of the actual incident over the last week, but I have read about the TSA’s new rules regarding passengers leaving their seats within an hour of landing, etc. I actually think this is a good thing. Not that the rules are good, they’re moronic rules. I think it’s good that it shows just how reactionary the TSA is. They do absolutely nothing to prevent these things from happening and they really can’t. Like you’ve said, everything we do carries risk and it’s impossible to mitigate every risk.

I too will quote people: “Only two things have made flying safer: the reinforcement of cockpit doors, and the fact that passengers know now to resist hijackers.” – Bruce Schneier

Thankfully the TSA has implemented the no leaving your seats within an hour of landing, no more announcing when you’re flying over landmarks/cities because I feel so much safer now.