Comment Re:TSA = wrongheadedness gone wild (Score 1) 1160
I disagree.
Securing commercial aircraft is one area where technology can actually deliver.
Scanning and sniffing for dangerous materials, coupled with the presence of armed marshals can make aircraft an impossible target for criminals.
The social problems associated with Profiling disapear when every person and every piece of luggage boarding a plane are scrutinized equally.
We live in a transitory period, I believe in a few years such scanning for dangerous materials will be effective and efficient.
Many scanning devices are being tested now, all that remains is the funding and the political will to perfect and implement them.
The planes aren't the problem... its the ports that worry me.
Securing commercial aircraft is one area where technology can actually deliver.
Scanning and sniffing for dangerous materials, coupled with the presence of armed marshals can make aircraft an impossible target for criminals.
The social problems associated with Profiling disapear when every person and every piece of luggage boarding a plane are scrutinized equally.
We live in a transitory period, I believe in a few years such scanning for dangerous materials will be effective and efficient.
Many scanning devices are being tested now, all that remains is the funding and the political will to perfect and implement them.
The planes aren't the problem... its the ports that worry me.
