Logan Airport's lack of security

Post #8,467 by marlowe 9/11/01 10:57:16 PM Reply	Logan Airport's lack of security Talked to my mother on the phone tonight about the news. It seems a TV station did an investigative report on Logan airport a little while back. Their security is dangerously lax. The terrorist flights originated from Boston, which means Logan. We're looking at criminal negligence, at the least, with the emphasis on criminal. Or a few thousand cases of involuntary manslaughter. We can't afford to put up with sort of thing. Too many people getting blown up. For the sake of our civilization, we need to make an example of these assholes. Throw the book at them. [link\|http://www.angelfire.com/ca3/marlowe/index.html\|http://www.angelfir...e/index.html]
Post #8,483 by Ric Locke 9/12/01 1:07:04 AM Reply	Security at airports I travel quite a bit. "Security" at airports is a matter of metal detectors, x-ray machines, and minimum wage employees, most of whom are either bottom of the barrel -- or recent immigrants trying any damn thing to get by. The people are working hard, but they don't have the background, the experience, or the training to do the job properly. So what they do is set the metal detector to bitch on gum wrappers and the spines in my boots, and hope the continual beep will scare people off. IOW lots of bark, very little bite. Bite is expensive. This is not to say subornment or intimidation isn't possible; many of the security people at DFW are recent immigrants from the Middle East. Even more of the tollgate attendants are; that's the second largest minority around the DFW area. [There's a big, well-attended, recently built mosque in Plano. My Baptist grandmother is probably rolling over in her grave.] But b*ing at the security guards will get you nothing. And as for the TV interviews -- well, they're responding at their grade level. If we're going to try to improve walkon security, probably the only thing that will work is millimeter wave imaging radar -- wonderful source for the Internet porn sites... But carryon baggage has to go. It was getting ridiculous anyway. Rip out the bins and put the hat racks back. Regards, Ric
Post #8,506 by bluke 9/12/01 7:26:47 AM Reply	Re: Security at airports I travel alot from Israel both to the US and Europe. There is no comparison in the level of security. In the US there is basically no security. The people who work at the metal detectors and x-ray machines are getting paid minimum wage and have little training. In Europe, in places like Frankfurt, London, etc. and in Israel they take security very seriously. The downside is that this takes alot of time, we have had people come on business trips to Israel who have been interrogated for 2 hours before being allowed to board the plane. The level of security is a tradeoff between convenience cost and security. For example, El Al (Israel's airline) puts every bag (including carryon's) through a very sophisticated scanner which checks for explosives, etc. this costs them alot of money and takes time, they also have an armed security guard on every flight. So far, the US airlines have been very reluctant to spend money on security, and passengers don't want to lose the time, maybe this will change their tune.

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