Options during a terrorist attack

[Pabst]

Quote from RichardRimes:

You sure your not one of them...yep that would be the way to do it. I just thought a good thing for TSA to do would be to donate all the confiscated stuff to Food banks for the poor!

hummmm now the flight attendents will have to check the trash after each usage by the passengers I gotta quit posting...I must be at my limit for the day

I'm sure al-queda has seen Michael Corleone retrieve the hidden gun in the bathroom. "Try the goat. It's the best in the City."

 

[daddy'sboy]

Quote from riskarb:

The current attempt is ominous. Astrolite [liquid HE] compounds are very stable and concealable. A bottle of visine can take down a airliner. I don't see any way to avert the inevitable.

Sure it can be avoided. Simply get everyone to take off all their clothes, put on a hospital gown, board the plane and then handcuff them to the seats and only let them use the bathroom with a supervised escort. It's a little labour intensive but a small price to pay for extra safety and peace of mind. See, there's always a solution
Daddy's boy

 

[Arnie Guitar]

The subject of "Profiling" has been brought up by people that I thought never would.
They are beginning to see that our resources are limited, and the costs of screening everyone is becoming
prohibitive.
Currently, every single person is suspect, and is subject to any form of screening.
The 80 year old Grand Parents, etc. I'm sure everyone here could look at a group of people
and eliminate at least half of those who obviously don't share the profile of a terrorist.
Now I'm sure that some might fear complacency, but a properly trained, common sense person
should be able to do so.
All of the 911 terrorists did fit a certain profile.
Young to middle aged, middle eastern men.
I know the ACLU will have a heart attack, but ya gotta single them out.
Let's use our resources wisely, and not waste time screening people who don't fit the terrorist profile.
Let's not penalize everyone by ignoring the obvious and let's start using some common sense.
Let's start profiling, now.