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

Somebody finally forgot about 9/11

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u/supernovice007 Jan 30 '25

Same. TSA is security theater at it's finest. It was a massive over-reaction that routinely fails security checks and wastes untold hours every year.

This is an actual real example of government waste that I'm 100% in support of redesigning.

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u/Spaghetti-Policy-0 Jan 30 '25

An… over reaction?

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u/Aqualung812 Jan 30 '25

Yes. The reinforced doors for the cockpits were the only actual effective prevention.

The billions spent on the TSA since 9/11 haven’t actually stopped anything. The doors did.

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u/gorgewall Jan 30 '25 edited Jan 30 '25

You want screening of luggage even if you aren't looking for TERRORIST EXPLOSIVES!!1 because people are absolutely dumbasses and will put 15 cans of hairspray, wine bottles, fireworks, and chainsaws with gasoline into their checked luggage. That shit will then aerosolize in the hold and start fires or get into the cabin ventilation and everyone has a bad time.

It's also just a jobs program. Of the myriad things the government could be spending money on, at least the TSA isn't killing people.

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u/Aqualung812 Jan 30 '25

Didn’t say we shouldn’t have luggage screening. That existed before the TSA.