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Originally Posted by roachboy
these screening procedures are not about providing a greater degree of security.
they are about ratcheting up the sense of being under seige
they are about providing the illusion of safety
they are about the appearance of action
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Indeed. This is obvious when you look at what "actions" have been taken:
- No nail clippers.
- Buy extra duct tape
A pen is sharper and mightier than nail clippers. Pens are not only acceptable, but regularly provided on international flights. It only takes the threat of a pen to the jugular to hijack a plane.
I read about this tactic and others in my farmers alamanac.... which I took out of the library along with a copy of Catcher In The Rye.