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<p>[quote user="Phoebe Vet"]</p> <p> <blockquote> <div><img src="/TRCCS/Themes/trc/images/icon-quote.gif" /> <strong>Sam1:</strong></div> <div></div> <p>Those who believe that the TSA is just for show might want to check out Table 2-16b of the 2009 National Transportation Statistics.  Here is a list of the non-allowed items that the TSA intercepted in 2007 at Airport Screening Checkpoints.  This is the latest complete data:</p> <ul> <li>1,416 firearms</li> <li>1,056,687 knives</li> <li>11,908 box cutters</li> <li>101,387 other cutting instruments</li> <li>9,443 clubs</li> <li>89,623 incendiaries</li> <li>5,245,558 other prohibited items</li> </ul> <p> Interestingly, a former coach of the Dallas Cowboys was stopped at DFW whilst attempting to pass through the TSA screening points.  It seems that he had a loaded pistol in his carry-on.  Oh, he is reported to have said, "I didn't know that was in my bag.</p> <p>I want the TSA to do a thorough job of screening commercial airline passengers as well as reasonable screenings of train, bus, and transit passengers.  Whether I am on a plane, train, bus, or subway, I don't want a nut case sitting next to me with a gun or stiletto.     </p> <p><span style="color:#800000;">... and absolutely none of them were intended to be used to harm the aircraft or passengers.  Those same people normally carry those same items around in our society.  Do you realize that you just insinuated the the coach is a potential terrorist?</span></p> </blockquote> </p> <p><span style="color:#800000;">TSA serves no useful purpose.  I would rather use that $8,000,000,000 per year for high speed rail.</span></p> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <p>[/quote]</p> <p>[quote user="Phoebe Vet"]</p> <p> <blockquote> <div><img src="/TRCCS/Themes/trc/images/icon-quote.gif" /> <strong>Sam1:</strong></div> <div></div> <p>Those who believe that the TSA is just for show might want to check out Table 2-16b of the 2009 National Transportation Statistics.  Here is a list of the non-allowed items that the TSA intercepted in 2007 at Airport Screening Checkpoints.  This is the latest complete data:</p> <ul> <li>1,416 firearms</li> <li>1,056,687 knives</li> <li>11,908 box cutters</li> <li>101,387 other cutting instruments</li> <li>9,443 clubs</li> <li>89,623 incendiaries</li> <li>5,245,558 other prohibited items</li> </ul> <p> Interestingly, a former coach of the Dallas Cowboys was stopped at DFW whilst attempting to pass through the TSA screening points.  It seems that he had a loaded pistol in his carry-on.  Oh, he is reported to have said, "I didn't know that was in my bag.</p> <p>I want the TSA to do a thorough job of screening commercial airline passengers as well as reasonable screenings of train, bus, and transit passengers.  Whether I am on a plane, train, bus, or subway, I don't want a nut case sitting next to me with a gun or stiletto.     </p> <p> </p> </blockquote> </p> <p><span style="color:#800000;">... and absolutely none of them were intended to be used to harm the aircraft or passengers.  Those same people normally carry those same items around in our society.  Do you realize that you just insinuated the the coach is a potential terrorist?</span></p> <p><span style="color:#800000;">TSA serves no useful purpose.  I would rather use that $8,000,000,000 per year for high speed rail.</span></p> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <p>[/quote]</p> <p>You have no idea what the intention of those who showed up at a TSA screening point was, unless of course you have divine powers, which I don't think is the case.  I said nothing about the coach.  You ability to draw conclusions out of thin air is astounding.  The point is that the TSA stopped mostly passengers who had the ability to create harm to an airplane or the people on it.    </p> <p>According to U.S. Today, 81 per cent of Americans, whilst many don't like it, support the efforts of the TSA.  I certainly do.  Most of the cost of the airport screening program is covered by ticket taxes.  It is highly unlikely that the money would be available for high speed rail if the TSA went away.</p>
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