YUP! That's to the point.
Are you a vet, Sarge, your handle suggests it.
A poll on some news thingy weeks ago, do you think the government should
assume responsibility for airline safety?
I stated then, I'll repeat here,
Airline security is the responsibility of the airlines. They should pay
for it, and pass on the cost to their CUSTOMERS, like every other industry
in this country. If the cost of flying becomes prohibitive, then don't
fly. Nowhere in the constitution does the right to fly appear, nor does
it guarantee police protection for all persons at all times, in all places.
In fact, there was a supreme court ruling that the government was NOT
required to do so.
Who should the security people be? Old grunts of course. I don't care
how bright, or how dedicated or how well paid (or not well paid) your
security people are. If they have never met a genuine bad guy, eyeball
to eyeball, who had a need to hurt them, they aren't likely to recognize
the bad guy when they do meet him.
Nothing compares to experience. Oh well, ignorant people vote, so
we end up with ignorant laws.
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