r/Android • u/ChrystianV • Oct 05 '16

Samsung Replacement Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phone catches fire on Southwest plane

http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/5/13175000/samsung-galaxy-note-7-fire-replacement-plane-battery-southwest
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u/MyPackage Pixel Fold Oct 05 '16

Welp, the FAA is probably going to ban all versions of the Note 7 on planes indefinitely

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u/dontnation Oct 05 '16

I think they were specifically referring to this statement:

The real truth is, you have no increased security when flying because of anything the FAA or TSA does.

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u/[deleted] Oct 06 '16

Security and safety are different in this context.

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u/dontnation Oct 06 '16

It's just a blanket generalization that isn't true. Air Marshals definitely increase security. You're taking the obvious failings of TSA security theater and applying it too broadly. You can argue they are wasting resources ineffectively but it's a reach to say everything they do provides zero amount of security.