• chuckleslord
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    I mean, not really. The security does basically nothing except let the government harass everyone traveling by air. The locking cockpits are the actual thing that stopped hijackings, not whatever the fuck TSA is doing.

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      It also caused or aided some hijackings by pilots, possibly including MH370.

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        5 days ago

        Sure, but that’s a blip compared to what was occurring before.

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      Security lines are an easy target for terrorists. They’d rather you blow up 100 people in line to be anally probed + some ropes rather than ram two planes into executive offices.

      (Im aware this is downplaying 9/11, but the essence is still true)