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[lithera]

I have a question for all fo you.

We used to have people called "sky marshals" on planes before we installed metal detectors and such in airports. They were armed US Marshals who rode on airplanes to make things safer and to make people feel secure.

I've heard rumors of them thinking to re-institute them.

What do you think - good idea, bad idea and why?

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Great idea

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I think too much faith has been put into electronics. The people who hijacked the planes didn't use guns, or bombs, or much beyond the stuff that was ALLOWED to be taken on an aircraft - small knives and (possibly) mace. In the end, I think we need a little more of a human element in our saftey and anti-terrorist response.

Hell, look at europe. When there's a terrorist threat, they'll do thorough searches of trains, planes, subways, etc to make sure there aren't bombs being brought through. Also, there are ARMED (with automatic weapons, no less, and in body armor usually) security at any major travel point (train station & airports) to ensure safety.

I can only imagine how many threats have been averted by Europe's agressive anti-terrorist stance.

Like I said, I think reinstituting the air marshals would be a great idea.