Re: Security Theater: Most Fake Bombs Missed by Screeners

[Drsolly <drsollyp () drsolly com>]

On Thu, 18 Oct 2007 Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu wrote:

> On Thu, 18 Oct 2007 18:37:15 -0000, Paul Ferguson said:
>
> > The failure rates at Los Angeles and Chicago stunned security experts.
>
> They can't have been actual experts if they didn't understand that
> security theater doesn't provide actual security.
 
I'm not convinced of that.

When I leave my bike for a little while, I use a very weak chain to lock
it up (because it's easier to use than the big heavy one). My thought is
that the "security theater" (you can see a chain, you can't see how feeble
it is) will deter the casual thief.

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