> Well, we don't have good statistics or can't do experiment on whether or not the chance of surviving is higher or lower with/out the TSA screening. Can you?
What? Unless you are suggesting that the TSA screening increases attacks, we can easily assume that the TSA screening does add some small amount of security (perhaps tiny). We can look at survival rates before and after TSA screenings to see how many people were killed by mentally unstable people. Surely there were mentally unstable people prior to the existence of the TSA?
> You understand why terrorists like to plot terrorism on airplane right? Because we can't control an airplane once it is flying. On the ground you can run away or hope a rescue unit come to you in 5 minutes.
What terrorists? Terrorists as we defined them post 9/11 liked airplanes because they could use them as a weapon to cause much more damage. Why would 5 minutes away from help on the ground matter if they are detonating bombs?
You've shifted the goal posts from "getting to the airport 2 hours early" to "losing 20 minutes."
I have not shifted from 2 hours to 20 minutes. I was pointing out that even during a busy morning I would only expect 20 minutes to be added to the overall processing time. And since I already plan to arrive at the airport two hours before the time to take off, 20 minutes is nothing. In essence, the impact on productivity is little.
What? Unless you are suggesting that the TSA screening increases attacks, we can easily assume that the TSA screening does add some small amount of security (perhaps tiny). We can look at survival rates before and after TSA screenings to see how many people were killed by mentally unstable people. Surely there were mentally unstable people prior to the existence of the TSA?
> You understand why terrorists like to plot terrorism on airplane right? Because we can't control an airplane once it is flying. On the ground you can run away or hope a rescue unit come to you in 5 minutes.
What terrorists? Terrorists as we defined them post 9/11 liked airplanes because they could use them as a weapon to cause much more damage. Why would 5 minutes away from help on the ground matter if they are detonating bombs?
You've shifted the goal posts from "getting to the airport 2 hours early" to "losing 20 minutes."