Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:36:33 -0400, Warp wrote:
> 
>>   I think that the idea is that checking random people acts as a
>>   deterrent.
>>
>>   If you have something illegal, the random search could happen to you.
>> Are you willing to take the risk?
> 
> The thing is, the stated intent of doing this is as part of watching for 
> terrorists.
> 
> But if they're planning on dying anyways, it matters not a lot if they 
> get caught - if they send enough people through, *someone* will succeed.

	I'd question the assumptions there. That it hasn't happened implies 
either there is virtually no threat, or that they actually *do* care not 
to get caught. I'm leaning towards the latter. The belief that they 
don't value life, I suspect, is mostly TV drama (what Bruce Scheiner 
(sp?) calls security theater).

	Besides, even if they didn't care about living, people aren't cheap, 
you know.

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