Wait, are you seriously insinuating that it's okay for the government to do this?
Airline security worked fine before 9/11, and it hasn't measurably improved with all of the bull crap the TSA is now doing. From what I can tell, we haven't been attacked in the same way because:
- passengers are more vigilant
- terrorist attacks are hard to plan and execute as it is
- airlines installed locking doors for the cockpit
All of the rest of the stuff the TSA does is overreach. It's not equivalent to complaining how much sugar is in cake while eating cake, it's closer to only being offered sugary cake while in prison without being told there's a healthier option available.
Did I say it was acceptable? Did I use those words? Did I not say that I do not like where its going? At the same time, can I blame anyone for going security overboard when multiple buildings are destroyed by kamikaze hijacked airplanes? A first responder from that just recently died. So yea, still a bit of a sore wound for people. This isn't like talking about Rome getting sacked. Some of us still remember when the towers stood.
Passengers are vigilant. Ha! The one thing your average civilian is not is vigilant. The internet is rife with bad folks doing bad things in crowds. And most people do nothing.
Plus, look up the millennium plot. The news doesn't make a stink when things go well. Lots of people have been stopped at airports and even before being able to start. You only hear about the failures, because it makes for better news.
Fact is, pandora's box was opened. We are in a new age where people get their fame from doing big, nasty things. The Rolling Stone put the Boston bomber's face on the cover for fuck's sake. Where rock star faces have been. I like that on imgur, some people bucked that trend by periodically showing the faces and sharing the stories of those that fought back. But guess what, someone has to actively protect too. Yea, lots of issues with the TSA. They knee jerked hard towards some super fucked up practices those first few years. You think traveling with a really slavic last name was fun? I was always randomly put in the special search line. Three times I got backroom questioned over my recent travels. I still show up 3 hours early to fly out of habit.
But I also chose to roadtrip more often instead. Which was more fun anyways.
Maybe if the public could actually police themselves and evil was eradicated, then we can do away with security in general. Until then, it's a response to a problem where no one is offering a better one other than hugs and unicorns that fart rainbows.
Airline security worked fine before 9/11, and it hasn't measurably improved with all of the bull crap the TSA is now doing. From what I can tell, we haven't been attacked in the same way because:
- passengers are more vigilant - terrorist attacks are hard to plan and execute as it is - airlines installed locking doors for the cockpit
All of the rest of the stuff the TSA does is overreach. It's not equivalent to complaining how much sugar is in cake while eating cake, it's closer to only being offered sugary cake while in prison without being told there's a healthier option available.