[41986] in North American Network Operators' Group
RE: Lack of Security
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Dave Stewart)
Wed Sep 12 23:49:18 2001
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Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 23:22:58 -0400
To: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=22Mathias_K=F6rber=22?= <mathias@koerber.org>,
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From: Dave Stewart <dbs@ntrnet.net>
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At 10:55 PM 9/12/2001, Mathias K=F6rber wrote:
>And thus reduce the number of people and bags etc that need to be checked,
>which will allow for more time to do thorough checks.
>Why is it important that non-passengers be able to get all the way to the=
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>gate?
I understand that, and I don't believe it's important that non-passengers=20
get all the way to the gate.
My point is that the hijackers were ticketed passengers. Short of strip=20
search, it's entirely possible that the weapons they had would not have=20
been discovered. Unless we're going to do at least a pat-down of all=20
passengers.
In short, from what I've seen, the "security" measures now being put in=20
place would have done little or nothing to avert yesterday's attacks.
As has been pointed out earlier - enter the country legally, do everything=
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exactly as authorities ask. Then take whatever action you want once the=20
flight is in the air.
The air marshall program is a good idea - I worry a little that a group of=
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determined people could overpower him/her and end up in possession of their=
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weapon.
