Security Theater Defined
George Savage ·
Nov 19, 2010 at 12:32pm
Courtesy of Ricochet member G.A. Dean:
In order to provide a good point of comparison, here's an example of how the fine American security personnel handle things.
Update: I've followed the links to the original post at Red State. Erik Erickson reports that he heard the story firsthand from someone he knows.
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May '10
Re: Security Theater Defined
Ya know... if this is "security theater" then who the h*ll is the audience? What are we trying to prove and to who?
If this perfomance is intended for the American people, do they really feel safer?
If the intended audience is the terrorists, do we expect them to be intimidated?
Perhaps we're hoping our enemies will die laughing...
And I feel for the poor dweeb TSA agent in this story. He knows he's acting like an idiot but he also knows he will lose his job if he lets armed soldiers board the plane carrying nail clippers, and in Obama's America, a paycheck is worth hanging onto.
Aug '10
Re: Security Theater Defined
Rather than coming up with sensible security measures, every new measure is reactionary without any thought as to whether it works.
Oct '10
Re: Security Theater Defined
When it comes right down to it, is there anything that can't be used as a weapon if someone is sufficiently motivated?
I don't mind some inconvenience if I think it's likely to contribute to actual security. Every time I fly, though, I'm a little less deluded about the kabuki in which we're asked to engage. Steven nailed it: the reactionary measures don't give me any sense that the Powers That Be have any real clue about what they need to accomplish in establishing real security.
Jul '10
Re: Security Theater Defined
I sense a tea-party-like moment abuilding.
May '10
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It is things like this that make me want to curse. What is going on here?
Oct '10
Re: Security Theater Defined
I'm waiting for the day when they confiscate your clothing and wear scrubs or hospital gowns and little booties on the plane so there's no doubt you don't have any weapons on you.
Jul '10
Re: Security Theater Defined
That won't work either. Modern explosives are so powerful that a suppository's worth will bring down any plane in the sky. Look for the lines to the examination terrace to get longer. Or you could convert to Islam. Their wait will be shorter -- always. It's the duty we owe to multiculturalism.
Edited on Nov 19, 2010 at 4:44pmOct '10
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Your Grace
That won't work either. Modern explosives are so powerful that a suppository's worth will bring down any plane in the sky. Look for the lines to the examination terrace to get longer. Or you could convert to Islam. Their wait will be shorter -- always. It's the duty we owe to multiculturalism. · Nov 19 at 4:39pm
Edited on Nov 19 at 04:44 pm
How about comparative analysis? Have one airline company do things the common sense way and then let all the paranoid people go through their own line and we see which is more effective.
Re: Security Theater Defined
The very notion that U.S. soldiers returning home from war constitute a security threat is absurd. Who wouldn't feel safer while sharing an airliner ride with armed US soldiers? And I'd ask them to bring their bullets along, too--the assault rifles aren't much use without them.
Jul '10
Re: Security Theater Defined
College faculty, Hollywood-types, lawyers, corporate bigshots, journalists, social workers, union thugs, garden variety thugs, people who use the word "holistic" daily... to name a few.
(there are, of course, many exceptions)
Edited on Nov 19, 2010 at 7:34pmJul '10
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Personally, I'm thinking we can all earn a few extra bucks with the holiday seasons coming up by selling burqas at the entrances to major international airports. If we order as a group with different drop points we can cover a good chunk of the country, so to speak. Watch the TSA part like the Red Sea as the burqa clad wade right through security unchecked out of respect for the religion of peace.