On Mar 14, 12:45 pm, Mike Hunt wrote:
> yaofeng wrote:
> > Board an plane like we do a bus? Board a plane with a ticket you
> > bought with someone else' name on it, one you bought from newspaper
> > classified? Those days are gone. They are not coming back. I for
> > one will nor go back.
>
> What additional security is gained from US domestic flights by checking
> ID before entering the TSA checkpoint? NONE... There is a check of the
> name on the ID against the name on a boarding pass. There is no check to
> determine whether the boarding pass (or the ID) is actually valid.
Redundancy. I'd rather have it double checked or triple checked. I
don't mind. But if you like to board a plane like you do a bus, fly
domestic in Brazil. Is it any less safe? No it isn't. The premises
of less scrutiny is based on everyone values his own life. When 9/11
happened and this premise is no longer valid, it leads to what we have
today.
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