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If we abolish airport security, will the airlines become safe at last?

Asked by poisonedantidote (21675points) January 10th, 2010

the last airport related question on here got me thinking. with so many places packed full of people to attack, why do terrorists keep attacking aircraft?

as a person who is quite anti-authority my self i started to analyze this, and the only reason i can think they are motivated to attack aircraft instead of rock concerts or other crowded places is because airports are packed full of security. when they manage to get past the security and attack an aircraft it sends out the message that “no matter how hard you try to stop us, we will find a way to get through” it makes them think of them selves as smart and cunning, and in their mind possibly gives them a sense of victory. the authority did its best to stop you, and you still found a way.

whenever you want to antagonize an authority figure i always find the best way to do so is to go against their wishes no matter how much power they have to stop you, to ’‘find a way’’.

with this in mind, could we make aircraft and airports safe by getting rid of all the security, so that attacking an aircraft becomes easy and no longer something to consider an achievement by a smart enemy?

should we instead get all these security people to safeguard a field of “sacred turnips” or something?

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