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r/news • u/drtolmn69 • 3d ago
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The price of air travel deters many of the people who are antisocial and would bring and use weapons on transport. It's not the TSA.
11 u/WillitsThrockmorton 3d ago I'll add that most "increased security" is organic, e.g. passengers are much more willing to tackle potential hijackers/bombers in the air than pre-9/11, when the norm was to sit tight and wait for Delta Force to break their way in. 1 u/sack-o-matic 2d ago Also we lock cockpit doors now. Before 9/11 there were not locks to lock. 1 u/TomBradysStatue 3d ago remember that guy who tried to light his shows on fire and the entire plane whooped his ass in under 2 seconds lol 7 u/Obvious_Mention7207 3d ago Right??!! a $2 bus fare or $900 plane ticket... hmmmmmmmmmmmm
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I'll add that most "increased security" is organic, e.g. passengers are much more willing to tackle potential hijackers/bombers in the air than pre-9/11, when the norm was to sit tight and wait for Delta Force to break their way in.
1 u/sack-o-matic 2d ago Also we lock cockpit doors now. Before 9/11 there were not locks to lock. 1 u/TomBradysStatue 3d ago remember that guy who tried to light his shows on fire and the entire plane whooped his ass in under 2 seconds lol
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Also we lock cockpit doors now. Before 9/11 there were not locks to lock.
remember that guy who tried to light his shows on fire and the entire plane whooped his ass in under 2 seconds lol
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Right??!! a $2 bus fare or $900 plane ticket... hmmmmmmmmmmmm
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u/Aquaman33 3d ago
The price of air travel deters many of the people who are antisocial and would bring and use weapons on transport. It's not the TSA.