The TSA, Dell Laptops and Breastmilk too
March 27, 2007 2:03 pmby Russell Cole
What is more dangerous to passenger airplanes, human breastmilk or Dell laptop computers?
It is a good thing that the security measures safeguarding passengers of jet airplanes against threats that are conceived on an ad hoc basis, only after they are learned from the intending terrorists themselves, are finally being implemented.
It is only natural to suspect that terrorists will deploy the exact same techniques that have already been discovered by Homeland Security. Therefore, it is a good thing that our safties are in the hands of officials who are more than capable of ignoring potential threats that might be actualized by terrorists in the future in order to exhaust their energies upon developing measures to guard against terrorist techniques that have already been attempted.
An excellent exemplar of this philosophy of law enforcement is the current security measures being institutionalized at airports. Since terrorists have already attempted to use liquid explosives, we can infer that they are going to use the same technique in furture operations. This is why it is so important that liquids such as human breast milk are being guarded against.
I have never personally seen breast milk explode. Then again, I have had few encounters with breast milk of which I am aware. On the other, the explosion of Dell laptop computers is something that might occur in the present and future, and, therefore, should not consume the precious intellectual resources of those who are commissioned with assuring our security on planes. Consequently, we can thank those in charge of Homeland Security for preventing against plots that have already been foiled while ignoring potential threats, such as the explosion of a Dell Laptop computer during a flight.
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2 Responses to “The TSA, Dell Laptops and Breastmilk too”
SO YOU BELIEVE THAT EVERYONE WHO SAYS THAT THE LIQUID THEY ARE CARRYING IS TELLING THE TRUTH. IF ONE TYPE OF LIQUID IS ASSUMED TO BE SAFE THEN WHY NOT LET ALL LIQUIDS ON A PLANE. TERRORIST ARE NOT SMART ENOUGH TO FIGURE OUT THAT AN EXPLOSIVE MATERIAL COULD BE MADE TO LOOK ANY LIQUID DEEMED SAFE. WE ARE SO FAR A HEAD OF THE TERRORIST WHEN IT COMES TO KEEPING AIR TRAVEL SECURE. IF AMERICA KEEPS THINKING THEY ARE SAFE BECAUSE NOTHING HAS HAPPENED AND THAT ANY ACTION TAKEN IN ORDER TO KEEP THEM SAFE DOES NOT MAKE ANY SENSE. I THINK WE SHOUD JUST STOP THE SECURITY SCREENING ALL TOGETHER , GOD FORBID THAT TSA IS JUST TRYING TO KEEP AIR TRAVEL SECURE. AND IF YOU DID YOUR RESEARCH TSA DOES NOT BAN BREASTMILK.
I think your comments - more than anything else - demonstrates that you have missed the point entirely and have exhibited a rather embarrassing inability to grasp what I thought to be a rather simplistic argument. The whole point is the agencies in charge of our saftey are doing exactly not what you propose they are doing. By acting retroactively toward potential threats, do you really think they are one step ahead of the terrorists? If you have an opportunity, I would appreciate some clarification so I can understanding what the hell you are talking about.
Russell Cole
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