Comments on: Security Rules Threaten Chaos at UK Airports

By: MarkT

MarkT — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 16:06:31 +0000

Why risk life and limb to instill fear and weaken a state when it’s managing to do those things well enough on its own?

Like the US invading and occupying Iraq?

PS. this is just snark intended partly for humor - since Christopher attacked James from the right, it only seemed fair to come at him from the left too.

By: legion

legion — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 15:51:59 +0000

Wow, Christopher... you need to cut back on the paranoia-inducing narcotics this early in the morning... While he's not a raving wingnut extremist, I don't think anyone here would consider James to be a "liberal".

James, u r NOT a security expert.

And you are clearly not an English major...

People that do have no intention of causing increased delays but new procedures inevitably do.

Nor are you any sort of systems engineer, because that statement is flatly untrue. What inevitably causes delays are half-assed, poorly thought out, uncoordinated, and unjustifiable new procedures set up to address phantom fears rather than actual threats. And as both James and the article itself demonstrate, that's exactly what the UK is getting.

By: Christopher

Christopher — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 15:30:55 +0000

OMG I am so sick of the "it hands the terrorists victory through fear" statement!

If liberals like James were in charge, we would not have done one thing about 9/11. Wouldn't want the terrorist to gain victory through fear! Don't do anything to stop their killing, that means victory through fear!

James, u r NOT a security expert. You have NO idea whatsoever what it takes for sufficient airport or immigration security. People that do have no intention of causing increased delays but new procedures inevitably do.

This is not the first time you have complained about security delays. STOP YOUR CRYING!!!

By: Ugh

Ugh — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 14:24:04 +0000

Super. The last two times I flew into London I was through customs as a non-citizen non-EU resident faster than I got back into the U.S. as a citizen.

By: Kent G. Budge

Kent G. Budge — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 13:39:05 +0000

Security Rules Threaten Chaos at UK Airports

It's good to know they're more effective than Maxwell Smart and the rest of the CONTROL gang.

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By: LaurenceB

LaurenceB — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 11:44:45 +0000

If there existed an alternative air travel system that did not require the security-related inconveniences and extra expenses of the current one, but was manifestly less safe, how many of us would use it?

Personally, if that system offered me a ticket at a savings of 25% (for example), and didn't require me to show up hours early for my flight, and didn't require me to undress at the gate, and didn't require that I allow the government to track my every movement, I would use that system every time I flew.

So, what does it say about our current system that, if the free market was allowed to function normally, many of us would immediately opt out of most of the security measures that are in place?