TSA - Pathetic, really
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From: Hachiroku ハチロク on 30 Dec 2009 10:45 On Wed, 30 Dec 2009 06:46:36 -0800, dr_jeff wrote: > JoeSpareBedroom wrote: >> "Hachiroku ????" <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote in message >> news:pan.2009.12.30.12.42.02.404488(a)e86.GTS... >>> On Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:54:54 -0800, edspyhill01 wrote: >>> >>>> On December 22, 2001, Richard Reid ? known more infamously as the >>>> shoe bomber ? failed in his attempt to blow up a Miami-bound jet using >>>> explosives hidden in his shoe. Coming less than four months after >>>> September 11, there already were deep concerns about a potential >>>> attack during the upcoming holiday break. >>> >>> Wow. Eight years ago. Think of all the technology that has been >>> developed and not applied since then. >> >> No new technology will solve the problem at hand. You know that. Your >> news source has explained this many times since 2001. >> >> Right? > > Let's think about this. The would-be bomber's father told the US gov't > that he was a danger. Yet, he wasn't added to any terrorist lists. Gee, > using computer technology would have stop this guy. > > Technology is not able to stop terrorists, but, using will quite often > thwart terrorists and greatly slow the rate at which they can do attacks. > But that's only if technology is employed properly, which the TSA and > other gov't agencies haven't been doing. > > Jeff Funny, they were able to put 2+2 together from 9/11/01 until 12/25/09.
From: Hachiroku ハチロク on 30 Dec 2009 10:46 On Wed, 30 Dec 2009 10:06:49 -0500, ByTor wrote: >> Technology is not able to stop terrorists, but, using will quite often >> thwart terrorists and greatly slow the rate at which they can do >> attacks. But that's only if technology is employed properly, which the >> TSA and other gov't agencies haven't been doing. >> >> Jeff > > Add being *politically correct* to the reasons why technologies are not > employed properly and you'll have a much better explanation for > ineffectivness. That's what this whole administration boils down to: what's the Politically Correct thing to do?
From: JoeSpareBedroom on 30 Dec 2009 16:11 "Hachiroku ????" <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote in message news:pan.2009.12.30.15.46.24.271821(a)e86.GTS... > On Wed, 30 Dec 2009 10:06:49 -0500, ByTor wrote: > >>> Technology is not able to stop terrorists, but, using will quite often >>> thwart terrorists and greatly slow the rate at which they can do >>> attacks. But that's only if technology is employed properly, which the >>> TSA and other gov't agencies haven't been doing. >>> >>> Jeff >> >> Add being *politically correct* to the reasons why technologies are not >> employed properly and you'll have a much better explanation for >> ineffectivness. > > That's what this whole administration boils down to: what's the > Politically Correct thing to do? Then logically, the previous administration was also hung up on what's PC.
From: JoeSpareBedroom on 30 Dec 2009 16:12 "Hachiroku ????" <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote in message news:pan.2009.12.30.15.44.41.820757(a)e86.GTS... > On Wed, 30 Dec 2009 08:43:07 -0500, JoeSpareBedroom wrote: > >> "Hachiroku ????" <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote in message >> news:pan.2009.12.30.12.42.02.404488(a)e86.GTS... >>> On Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:54:54 -0800, edspyhill01 wrote: >>> >>> >>>> On December 22, 2001, Richard Reid ? known more infamously as the >>>> shoe bomber ? failed in his attempt to blow up a Miami-bound jet using >>>> explosives hidden in his shoe. Coming less than four months after >>>> September 11, there already were deep concerns about a potential attack >>>> during the upcoming holiday break. >>> >>> >>> Wow. Eight years ago. Think of all the technology that has been >>> developed and not applied since then. >> >> No new technology will solve the problem at hand. You know that. Your >> news >> source has explained this many times since 2001. >> >> Right? > > Not really. Just today they were talking about machines that could > identify certain materials. They also mentioned there's a rumour that Bin > Laden's followers have one. > > WE don't, because the Broken Record currently occupying the WH is stuck on > health care...health care...health care... Why obsess about machines when the safest airport on earth uses a better, cheaper method which apparently works well based on its track record of completely preventing attacks?
From: Hachiroku ハチロク on 30 Dec 2009 13:20
On Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:12:57 -0500, JoeSpareBedroom wrote: > "Hachiroku ????" <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote in message > news:pan.2009.12.30.15.44.41.820757(a)e86.GTS... >> On Wed, 30 Dec 2009 08:43:07 -0500, JoeSpareBedroom wrote: >> >>> "Hachiroku ????" <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote in message >>> news:pan.2009.12.30.12.42.02.404488(a)e86.GTS... >>>> On Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:54:54 -0800, edspyhill01 wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> On December 22, 2001, Richard Reid ? known more infamously as the >>>>> shoe bomber ? failed in his attempt to blow up a Miami-bound jet >>>>> using explosives hidden in his shoe. Coming less than four months >>>>> after September 11, there already were deep concerns about a >>>>> potential attack during the upcoming holiday break. >>>> >>>> >>>> Wow. Eight years ago. Think of all the technology that has been >>>> developed and not applied since then. >>> >>> No new technology will solve the problem at hand. You know that. Your >>> news >>> source has explained this many times since 2001. >>> >>> Right? >> >> Not really. Just today they were talking about machines that could >> identify certain materials. They also mentioned there's a rumour that >> Bin Laden's followers have one. >> >> WE don't, because the Broken Record currently occupying the WH is stuck >> on health care...health care...health care... > > > Why obsess about machines when the safest airport on earth uses a better, > cheaper method which apparently works well based on its track record of > completely preventing attacks? Because people like YOU will NEVER allow that kind of system. You don't even like going through the machines. |