We can speculate about what could’ve happened instead all day, but that doesn’t change the fact that what he actually did was hide a bomb in his shoe, and this would have prevented that specifically.
I’m actually curious what you think would have been more likely to work?
I don’t think anything is more likely to work. I don’t think they are capable of preventing terrorist attacks on planes directly, just like they aren’t capable of preventing any mass killings. I think TSA procedures are there to serve the purpose of pretending that they can. If it isn’t happening, it’s because no one happens to be trying hard enough. The only thing that could work is creating an overall situation in society where people are less motivated to do it, not preventing specific acts.
We can speculate about what could’ve happened instead all day, but that doesn’t change the fact that what he actually did was hide a bomb in his shoe, and this would have prevented that specifically.
I’m actually curious what you think would have been more likely to work?
I don’t think anything is more likely to work. I don’t think they are capable of preventing terrorist attacks on planes directly, just like they aren’t capable of preventing any mass killings. I think TSA procedures are there to serve the purpose of pretending that they can. If it isn’t happening, it’s because no one happens to be trying hard enough. The only thing that could work is creating an overall situation in society where people are less motivated to do it, not preventing specific acts.