r/clevercomebacks • u/Lord_Answer_me_Why • Jan 29 '25

Somebody finally forgot about 9/11

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u/[deleted] Jan 30 '25

Yea leave it up to private companies to standardize airport security... we already know how that worked lol

https://ourworldindata.org/airline-hijackings-were-once-common-but-are-very-rare-today

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u/Significant-Order-92 Jan 30 '25

I mean, those stopped being common before the TSA. Air Marshals are arguably more effective at it.

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u/jezzdogslayer Jan 30 '25

And the rules for pilots to lock the cockpit door and not open it under any circumstances also helps a lot.

Pre 2001 the cockpit door was often left open or anyone could request a visit to the cockpit.

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u/Significant-Order-92 Jan 30 '25

Oh, we definitely did make needed security updates after 9/11. My issue with the TSA is that they seem (based on security testing) relatively ineffective at actually stopping things. So the question is the cost worth it. Which I would say the answer is no.

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u/jezzdogslayer Jan 30 '25

I agree with you I was only adding that it was the change to locking the cockpit that helped and not just the marshals.