Re: The balance of power in airport security screening

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

Editors comment -- I really object to the just "we adapt and move on". I would repeat the Germans priest comments but 
maybe Ben's is more fitting.  "They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve 
neither liberty nor safety." djf 


Begin forwarded message:

From: "Bob Frankston" <bob2 () bobf frankston com>
Date: February 4, 2010 11:32:16 AM EST
To: <dave () farber net>, "'ip'" <ip () v2 listbox com>
Subject: RE: [IP] The balance of power in airport security screening

Let’s get a reality check here. Sure there are many of these excesses and there are principles at stack but for the 
most part the process operates pretty smoothly, especially for frequent flyers who know the routine. When an airport is 
shutdown it makes national news because it’s the exception.
 
This is why there is so little pressure for change – few people run into these problems. Admittedly easy for me to say 
– people who have chronic issues such as the wrong name or look might think very differently.
 
I’m not going to judge whether that’s good or bad. I’m just noting that we adapt and move on. Sure it was a tad easier 
before we had all these security checks. Remember they were introduced in the 60’s when hijacking flights to Cuba and 
insurance bombs were the main concern and the temperature has ratcheted up so TSA seems like business as usual.
 
Of course I’m writing this in flight. Security did want to run may backpack through an extra time because of the all 
the gear – all very friendly.
 
From: Dave Farber [mailto:dave () farber net] 
Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 06:31
To: ip
Subject: [IP] The balance of power in airport security screening



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