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RE: A total illusion....
By mmntech on 2/2/2010 11:28:02 AM , Rating: 4
I was reading an article in the National Post (Canadian national paper) where they commented on an Toronto Star interview with the security advisor for Israel's Ben Gurion Airport. He says North American airport security is useless and the lines are unnacceptable. The scanners just give the illusion of security. According to him, security here is too focuses on terrorists attacking planes. He says this is foolishness. How easy would it be to walk into one of the security lines at the terminal and detonate a bomb? Israel has managed to set up iron clad security without the lines or issues. Granted their airports are smaller and it would cost a lot to implement here. However, I think our dignity is worth that cash.

In my opinion, forcing people to submit to scanning or pat downs without cause is illegal. If they implemented it here, I can see someone talking it to the human rights tribunal. Probably me.

RE: A total illusion....
By Samus on 2/3/2010 12:04:57 AM , Rating: 2
I don't disagree with what you say, and I don't disagree with Israel's Ben Gurion Airport's security officer about US Airport security being "pointless" and "unacceptable"

But that guy in particular has no headroom for commenting on American security policy, because Israel is notoriously unsafe. Just a few years ago when they were really getting hammered my friends family had to move to Skokie, IL after a rocket blew the face off their apartment building.

I know this isn't remotely related to airport security, but I'm just saying...WE have a substantially safer country than they do, so they don't have any right to tell us whats 'wrong' with our security. Could the TSA be better, ohh yea, ten-fold. But their existance is obviously neccessary. You can't just NOT have security :)

RE: A total illusion....

