TSA authorities can fine you $10,000 for leaving the airport

[Lamplighter]

Originally Posted by Gravdigr

I'll never fly again. Fuck 'em.

Me too !

But this made me wonder...
Why are people willing to go through these invasions of privacy ?

1) Some may think it is to keep planes from flying into buildings.
But that can be prevented by a secure door into the pilots cabin.

2) Some may feel it is for personal security... i.e., I want everyone else on my plane to be screened.

But if an airline can guarantee (#1), then the only problem is (#2)
Paper is much cheaper than whole-body scanners.
So why don't we start our own airline where NO passengers are screened... passengers must just sign an "informed consent".

[Happy Monkey]

Originally Posted by Lamplighter

1) Some may think it is to keep planes from flying into buildings.
But that can be prevented by a secure door into the pilots cabin.

You don't even need that. You just need the passengers to remember 9-11, and you won't get any more hijackings. 9-11 worked because the passengers expected the planes to land somewhere, followed by some sort of hostage negotiation. That is no longer the case.

(bombs are a different issue)