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ccoady t1_iy9pilz wrote

Reply to comment by Turtley13 in Who decided on the fine by fireintheskyy

The whole point of the TSA was to stop terrorist attacks. How many terrorists attacks or hijackings have happened since the TSA was created?

Z E R O. They may be "failing" at some airports, and that SHOULD get fixed (even though they're catching 4,000 guns per year), but that's not the point. The point of the TSA was ensure future safety of flying. Some planes have random air marshals on them. My father did this for a few years. His job was to just look like a passenger, but he is a law enforcement office and a pilot, CFI, Instrument and commercial ratings with 7,000 hours of flying and 20 years of law enforcement. Has he ever stopped a terrorist attack? Nope. If a hijacking occurred, he was the most qualified person on the flight to take out a highjacked or take over the plane if the pilots were incapacitated. Would you feel safer on a international flight knowing there's a skilled officer on board who can also fly the plane?

The TSA simply existing is a huge deterrent, and that is enough to make people feel safe, regardless of the inconveniences. All of the scanning equipment and explosive detecting devices, no fly databases etc. are obviously doing what they were intended and working. Are they perfect, hell no, especially the low skilled workers on the ground.

You seem to be focusing on publicized failures to insinuate that the TSA should just be dissolved when in reality, you have no idea all the behind the scenes workings that's keeping you safe, like a fire extinguisher in your house that you may never need.

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oh-propagandhi t1_iy9mfkx wrote

It's tied to a deep satisfaction with one's life, and instead of introspection they say "this must be the fault of outsiders", and still fail to miss very real blame outlets like capitalism run amok, instead having special "insider info" makes them feel special. It's not their fault that they are lonely, poor, fat, etc...

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