re TSA overreaction to Delta incident

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Saikat Guha <saikat () cs cornell edu>
> Date: December 26, 2009 11:21:57 PM EST
> To: dave () farber net
> Cc: ip <ip () v2 listbox com>
> Subject: Re: [IP] TSA overreaction to Delta incident

> On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 7:23 PM, Dave Farber <dave () farber net> wrote:
> > http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/27/us/27plane.html
> >
> > "Although transportation officials had not announced new security  
> > measures
> > yet, Air Canada said the Transportation Security Agency would make  
> > significant
> > changes to the way passengers are able to move about on aircraft.  
> > During the
> > final hour of flight, *customers will have to remain seated*
>
> Wouldn't this technically prevent the very action that saved this
> flight? If people are told to remain seated -- especially over the PA
> system by a flight attendent who does not have line of sight to a
> potential attacker -- that can only serve to increase the passivity of
> passengers under attack.
>
> Would make a for a fun headline though --- Heroic passenger now in
> violation of TSA's new rules
>
> --
> Saikat



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