Nigerians are attacking Detroit!

[Ron61]

Ernie,

The last that I heard the major airports all over the world are supposed to be installing all of the latest detection equipment but I haven't seen anything about for some time and doubt is they all have it. And I am sure the smaller ones don't have it.

Ron

[Bobcat]

Buzz .."get a guy busted for attempting to board while trying to conceal a blunt instrument " ... would the charge be .... assault with a dead weapon ??

Bob

[Buzz]

Originally Posted by Bobcat

Buzz .."get a guy busted for attempting to board while trying to conceal a blunt instrument " ... would the charge be .... assault with a dead weapon ??

Bob

Lol! Not at all Bob. But if you are so afflicted, there are pills you can take nowadays to help with that you know.

[Wayne Maybury]

I fly often but most of the time short hauls. Going through security 50, 60, 70 times a year teaches one quite a bit. On occasion security is extremely thorough, especially in the small airports. Other times it is little more than a pain in the a$$. I have watched as an airport security agent spent 10 minutes checking an 85 year old grandmother in a wheel chair while in the next row over, a 25 year old questionable looking male breezes through.

The big problem is that everything that airport security does is reactionary, little or nothing is pro-active. 8 years ago some idiot tries to set off an explosive device in his shoe so the next day everyone has to take off their shoes. Several years ago another idiot tried to mix 2 liquids to make a bomb on a plane, the next day we couldn't take liquids, gels, or creams onto the aircraft.

Now this jerk tries to set off an explosion with stuff taped to his body so everyone has to go through a pat-down. As already stated, his father reported him to the authorities, he had a one way ticket, he paid cash for his ticket, and he did not have any luggage on an international flight. The bells should have been ringing and he should have been strip searched but instead he was allowed to board the plane. How can this happen?

Wayne

[Bobcat]

Wayne .... in my last job , I used to fly a lot , and security could get pretty anal sometimes .... not effective , just anal . It was complicated for me because of the hip replacement , which meant an automatic pat down . I was mentioning this to a customer of mine who was from Israel , and he made a statement that I thought was profound .... he said that Israeli security looked for terrorists while American security didn`t know what they were looking for . He also said the Captain and crew were actively involved in the security/screening process and had final authority on who did and did not get on their plane .
Looks like we still have a lot to learn and with the incompetent that is the current head of HS , we are in real trouble .

Bob