Will Anyone Ever Take A Stand?
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Dilligas
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Not to worry, we have TSA (Thousands Standing Around) on the job. <sarcasm>Fly said:
Not really wanting to make light of a serious situation, seems we have a lot of window dressing but little substance. What are they waiting for?
Fly,
Money seems to be the biggest issue concerning security, but the govt. will pay billions for Iraq. How much of that money will protect our men and women over there, and how much will go into the pockets of Bush's cronies? Haliburton and the rest?
What a fiasco.
Ord airport said they do not have enough money to really secure the airport after a news group did a story on their poor security procedures.
Be as safe as you can out there.
Money seems to be the biggest issue concerning security, but the govt. will pay billions for Iraq. How much of that money will protect our men and women over there, and how much will go into the pockets of Bush's cronies? Haliburton and the rest?
What a fiasco.
Ord airport said they do not have enough money to really secure the airport after a news group did a story on their poor security procedures.
Be as safe as you can out there.
If all interested parties were on the service list to receive the proposed changes to the FAA ruling, then I find it hard for any airline to sneak an important change of wording into the legislation unnoticed by the other parties. By not responding, the other parties were in agreement in silence without having their names attached to the change.
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I am not against training crews in self defense. I'm just not sure how effective it would be against another 9/11 type of scenario.
Shortly after 9/11/01 I took it upon myself to attend a defense course designed specifially for airline employees. The school is called Modern Warrior (see www.modernwarrior.com) and they are a well respected, highly trained martial arts experts. It was certainly a positive experience and raised my self confidence.
However, martial arts is a skill that requires constant practice and dedication. Even annual refresher courses would not be enough to counter people who are well trained and determined to carry out terrorist acts.
Our best defense now is intelligence, vigillance (ie: the AA crew who stopped the "shoe bomber"), non-complacency (religiously following newly established security measures), and strength in numbers. In the post 9/11 world, every passenger has a responsiblity in the defense of the aircraft. Everyone should know that the days of being held hostage for political reasons, and flown to Cuba or elsewhere, are gone. Any hostile act on an airplane, without exception, should be treated by all as an attempt to gain control of a guided missle.
Terrorists are not interested in just harming people on an airplane. That was their method of gaining control of the jet. By sealing and securing the flightdeck, we remove the motivation for them to even be on board in the first place.
Shortly after 9/11/01 I took it upon myself to attend a defense course designed specifially for airline employees. The school is called Modern Warrior (see www.modernwarrior.com) and they are a well respected, highly trained martial arts experts. It was certainly a positive experience and raised my self confidence.
However, martial arts is a skill that requires constant practice and dedication. Even annual refresher courses would not be enough to counter people who are well trained and determined to carry out terrorist acts.
Our best defense now is intelligence, vigillance (ie: the AA crew who stopped the "shoe bomber"), non-complacency (religiously following newly established security measures), and strength in numbers. In the post 9/11 world, every passenger has a responsiblity in the defense of the aircraft. Everyone should know that the days of being held hostage for political reasons, and flown to Cuba or elsewhere, are gone. Any hostile act on an airplane, without exception, should be treated by all as an attempt to gain control of a guided missle.
Terrorists are not interested in just harming people on an airplane. That was their method of gaining control of the jet. By sealing and securing the flightdeck, we remove the motivation for them to even be on board in the first place.
