Friday, August 11, 2006

Weapons versus People

Quick thought:

Considering that we're now banning all liquids and gels from carry-on baggage, I had to wonder. We're focusing on preventing anything that might be used to create a bomb - and it's easier to just eliminate all liquids and gels than it is to check every one of the items to ensure that they are what they're supposed to be.

But then I remembered a criticism that I once heard ... that America is going about security wrong - we're looking for weapons - not people.

(cross posted at Moderate Toledo)

6 comments:

Mike Driehorst said...

Maggie,
I think you and "David Sneakers" at A Soldier's Perspective (one of the handful of milblogs I read) are on the same track, though he's a bit more blunt.
Here's his take:
http://www.soldiersperspective.us/?p=1150
or via tinyurl:
http://tinyurl.com/ql2qo

-- Mike

Maggie said...

Mike - thanks for the link...I thoroughly enjoyed the Soldier's Perspective - especially his wondering about pouring all those liquids into the same container in the airport being, perhaps, the more dangerous of the actions taken...

-Sepp said...
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Hooda Thunkit (Dave Zawodny) said...

Maggie,

I had always carried on "the basics" to get me through, just in case my little plane flight turned into an "over-nighter," which it sometimes does.

I could still survive without liquids, gels and pastes, in a carry-on if I had to, but NOT without my laptop :-(

Hopefully, carry-ons will soon be allowed, but without the potentially troubling liquids. Oh, and laptops too ;-)

Brian Maxson said...

Is it me, or did anyone else watch the TSA's dumping of ALL liquids into the same trash container, then taking several trash containers and combining them into one vehicle to haul off?

If combining chemicles were a concern, wouldn't you think of a better solution of disposal than combining what you don't want some "terrorists" to combine?

Hooda Thunkit (Dave Zawodny) said...

Kate,

But then, I'd still heve to be without it.

Mrs. Thunkit already suspects that it has attached itself to my lap.

She may have a point ;-)

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