WALLACE24 is correct. We have become more scared and mistrusting of each other than ever before. Though we certainly always need to be on guard for terrorism, security has never been handled intelligently. It is loaded with knee-jerk reactions. The TSA is prime example. This gentleman has been proving it in his blog for years.
Curt-I agree with your statement, except for the end. I don't think we are living so much in fear of the gov't; the gov't has made us live in fear each other.
rmchambers, you couldn't be more correct. I recently flew commercially for the 1st time in 3 years. I am a student pilot. Whether I am flying the plane or just along for the ride, I love to fly. I have always looked forward to my commercial flights. With all that we hear nowadays about flying commercially, I was dreading it for days. The return flight was delayed 4 1/2 hours due to problems with the plane. Okay, $#^& happens, but flying shouldn't be something to be dreaded,especially by someone such as myself who is as happy and comfortable to be in the air as on the ground.
Well, Dave, that's just the thing. There are a multitiude of ways for a terrorist, or any other person with malicious intent, to board a plane. The only thing the TSA would make that person think twice about is which weakness to exploit.
