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NYC Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-19-11 11:56 AM
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55. So because someone might figure out a way to get past it, there's no sense in having it?
That makes absolutely no sense at all. It is not perfect, no. But no system is. There can always been improvements and improvements should be made where needed. But the idea that there is no reason or justification for the security procedures is simply nonsense, your appeals to emotion notwithstanding.

A determined terrorist could easily pass through our so-called "security" and then go on to cause all sorts of havoc aboard a plane.

Even if it is the case -- as I said, no system is perfect or fail proof -- that still filters out a lot of people.

The next time a plane is targeted, the bomb is most likely to go into the cargo hold anyway.

Unless security is lax at the airport. In which case, why bother with the cargo hold?

While granny is having some moron's hands shoved down her pants, cargo is going onto the plane unscreened.

There is no reason why there cannot be security screening both for cargo and at the airport. None at all.
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