Airport Screeners could see X-rated X-rays

AdamBomb writes "Think airport security is bad enough already? Well, the Department of Homeland Security is now planning on rolling out new machines that will allow screeners to actually see through clothing. Could be bad news, though privacy advocates are obviously fighting it."

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Re:Hardly X-Rated. Maybe R-Rated...

[jcr]

No one in their right mind would want to fly with armed lunatics on board itching to exercise their right to bear arms, airlines would all shut down and thus there would be no hijacking problem.

Just this once, how about trying to argue without hyperbole?

. If the pilots don't cooperate he can just shoot out some of the windows and crash the plane.

And, while you're at it, how about trying to make a cogent point instead of citing hollywood physics?

The question at hand, is how to deal with the problem of armed criminals on an airplane. Whether on an airplane or anywhere else, the most effective way to counter an armed criminal is with a trained, armed population. We've gotten far too used to the idea that the government is mommy and can protect us, which is hopelessly naive.

If the perps were still trying to take over aircraft, then the only effective countermeasure is to see to it that they're outnumbered by people who will shoot back.

Of course, this is moot since the perps have already given up on hijacking. Now that people know that they have nothing to lose by attacking the perps, nobody's ever going to succeed in hijacking a passenger plane again.

-jcr