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more on Gilmore vs DOJ
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 11:28:37 -0400
Well said djf Begin forwarded message: From: Tom Van Vleck <thvv () multicians org> Date: August 17, 2004 11:17:13 AM EDT To: dave () farber net Subject: Re: [IP] more on Gilmore vs DOJ Mike Rain wrote:
Requiring identification from people who seek to buy a gun or drive a car seems like a reasonable precaution. If asking airline passengers for identification will help prevent mass tragedies, even a little bit, then it is such a trivial sacrifice that I can't believe people are filing lawsuits about it. Am I missing something?
Maybe I'm missing something. The hijackers had ID. Can checking ID prevent mass tragedy? Requiring ID prevents those without it from flying, e.g. - undocumented persons who have no forged ID - careless people who lost their ID Matching the ID to the ticket deters - theft of tickets - resale or trading of tickets If there were a database of bad guys' names, then they could also look up the ID in this database and deny flight to - people with the same name as a bad guy - people with a name similar to a bad guy - people with a name similar to a bad guy's alias etc. Plenty of RISKS postings point out that false matches are a problem. There is (currently) no database listing future criminals. [I am not advocating anything.. when I fly I show my license, so what. I submit to several other "security theater" procedures, and I don't smile, and I don't joke, and I don't look too closely at how the security works, and I don't carry unapproved literature, or wear unusual clothing, or political buttons not supporting the party in power. Maybe this is just superstition.] ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as interesting-people () lists elistx com To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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