Well, speaking as an airline worker, security is something we debate fairly regularly. I agree that the genius terrorist who has his shit together or has solid gold inside help, will be hard to stop.
However, just like anything else, people who are security risks run an even gamut. You may have the genius above, but then there is a guy who is a little less smart, then another who is even less smart, and so on down the line. So, you may not get the genius with the security measures you put in place, but you sure as hell are going to catch the dumbass. Like Richard Reid (I mean, who LIGHTS explosives, nowadays?).
Do I feel safer on today's planes, with our TSA and heightened (some would say paranoid) security? Yes. Before 9-11, our checkpoint security in Columbus was handled by Somali immigrants. Seriously. People from a country we had helicopters raining hot death down on a mere decade ago were running our airport checkpoint security. People who weren't even citizens. Yeah. You don't know how many times I wanted to hand a copy of the BOOK "Blackhawk Down" to their supervisor and say, "Perhaps you should read this before you continue your Somali hiring spree."
Today, take a look at TSA. All U.S. citizens, all government employees with government benefits. They make a decent wage, unlike the minimum wage immigrants working before. Although that doesn't guarentee they'll do a better job, it sure the heck makes it much, much more likely.
So, that's my opinon on airline security. Oh, and underwire bras are caught ALL the time. Trust me. I hear the TSA workers bitching about it on the employee shuttle all the time. And you're not supposed to take cigarette lighters in your carry-on, anymore...
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