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10/08/09
And what of the terrorists who have trained themselves to keep their heart rates down?
I think I'd be caught out by this instantly, just because I'm ridiculously nervous about flying - and all of these checks would show up positive for simply that (and the fact that my balance is pretty shocking too)
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All this does is add an extra stupid step to the already overly complex obstacle course between you and your flight.
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I fear airport screens for fear that they'd find some inconsequential reason to hold me back, or that I did something i wasn't supposed to without realizing it (Like when I almost got arrested in Toronto for taping the airport when I had to stay there overnight because I'd missed my flight... I tend to record my trips, and recorded myself doing stupid things like playing hopscotch on the tiles to pass the time so I wouldn't fall asleep and miss my 5 am flight)
I also fear the theft detectors at supermarkets though i've never shoplifted in my entire life... What if I was looking at something and stuck it in my pocket by accident? I usually try to search all my pockets when I get to the checkout line just in case I had, and I've found things in there a couple times because I have such serious ADD, I forgot I had it in my hand.
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nooooooooooooo
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All of this security theatre is pointless, because there is no way in hell that a terrorist will ever be successful in hijacking a plane and using it as a weapon again even without all these merely-for-show counter-measures. People only sit still on a hijacked plane when they feel it is the least dangerous action they could take. However, these days they'll assume by default that doing so will lead to their death in a crash.
Knowing that you're almost certain to die if you don't act is a very strong motivator, even if you aren't very brave.
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Also on another related note, my brother works in Airport Security, and they did bomb training, where people were throughout the day carrying fake bombs on their carry-on luggage. And out of 9 baggage checkers, he was the only one who got the bomb.
Quite scary.
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BOOM!وﻱ فــت؟ الله أكبر
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Remind me to stay the hell away from the airports and airplanes you ride where 350+ pound individuals are frequent sites in both the lobby and craft itself.
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Marked.
-assassinated for making a bad pun-
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