Comments on: The Airport Security Ritual http://www.vicchi.org/2010/02/08/the-airport-security-ritual/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-airport-security-ritual Geo-blogging, geo-talking and geo-tweeting, these are the occasional ramblings of a self professed "geek with a life" Sat, 21 Jan 2012 09:44:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Luke Gregory http://www.vicchi.org/2010/02/08/the-airport-security-ritual/comment-page-1/#comment-394 Luke Gregory Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:58:30 +0000 http://www.vicchi.org/2010/02/08/the-airport-security-ritual/#comment-394 Also enforcing my "Inappropriate Stuff For Kids" agenda - What were Playmobil thinking?! Also enforcing my “Inappropriate Stuff For Kids” agenda – What were Playmobil thinking?!

]]> By: Paul Clarke http://www.vicchi.org/2010/02/08/the-airport-security-ritual/comment-page-1/#comment-381 Paul Clarke Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:39:15 +0000 http://www.vicchi.org/2010/02/08/the-airport-security-ritual/#comment-381 Not dissimilar to my recent experience of being asked for ID to enter a government building... Pure theatre. Fairly pointless. http://paulclarke.com/honestlyreal/2010/01/feelings-form-and-function/ Not dissimilar to my recent experience of being asked for ID to enter a government building… Pure theatre. Fairly pointless.

http://paulclarke.com/honestlyreal/2010/01/feelings-form-and-function/

]]> By: H D http://www.vicchi.org/2010/02/08/the-airport-security-ritual/comment-page-1/#comment-379 H D Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:23:23 +0000 http://www.vicchi.org/2010/02/08/the-airport-security-ritual/#comment-379 Granted, most things introduced after 11-9 (or 9/11 depending on your time locale) are mere security theatre. But the fact that the shoe and pants bombers made it on board is not a sign that security failed. Some argue the fact that they failed is a result of security succeeding. One can assume that the effectiveness of their attacks were hampered by the screening (limiting the amount of stuff they could take and the delivery platform -- e.g. no metal containers for more effective explosions) and by swift action of fellow passengers. (Of course the latter bit of security is never mentioned as politicians and security vendors cannot take credit for it or make money from it). I heard arguments that the pants bomber expected to fail. If the intention was to down the plane, he'd have executed the attack in a more concealed location to improve his chances. The main intention was to cause terror -- and our politicians let him succeed by overreacting as planned. Granted, most things introduced after 11-9 (or 9/11 depending on your time locale) are mere security theatre.

But the fact that the shoe and pants bombers made it on board is not a sign that security failed. Some argue the fact that they failed is a result of security succeeding. One can assume that the effectiveness of their attacks were hampered by the screening (limiting the amount of stuff they could take and the delivery platform — e.g. no metal containers for more effective explosions) and by swift action of fellow passengers. (Of course the latter bit of security is never mentioned as politicians and security vendors cannot take credit for it or make money from it).

I heard arguments that the pants bomber expected to fail. If the intention was to down the plane, he’d have executed the attack in a more concealed location to improve his chances. The main intention was to cause terror — and our politicians let him succeed by overreacting as planned.

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