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Originally Posted by SteamWake
There you have highlighted one of the biggest failures in the system in this instance.
A metal detector or hand wand would detect nothing.
This guy was indeed on a 'watch list' or a suspected person with prior knowledge. Yet nothing happened.
This guy payed for his ticket in cash. An action that is supposed to trigger a 'suspicious' activity. Yet nothing happened.
This guy checked in for a two week trip yet checked no baggage. Again this is supposed to trigger 'suspicious activity'. Yet nothing happened.
So they had not one not two but three reasons to pull this guy aside. Yet nothing happened.
If the guy had passed through one of these xray glasses machine there is a very good chance something may have been done.
I had to chuckle one of the recommendations to help avert this type of thing is to "Unionize the Screeners". Yes of course that will make them much more dilligent.
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So, they had 3 chances to pull this guy and failed at every opportunity. How do you think a 4th chance would make any difference?
Human error or laziness each time allowed this individual to pass through unchecked.
Airport security need to amend their policies rather than trample on peoples civil rights. Governments of every country are too quick to exercise terrorist laws & capture methods without consideration for the law abiding public. Just because the people in the 'first line of defense' are failing at their job does not mean we must be subjected to this idiotic technology as the 'be all and end all' solution.