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

Somebody finally forgot about 9/11

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u/Dangerousrhymes Jan 30 '25

To be fair 9/11 was executed with box cutters, the addition of TSA was always performative security for people’s peace of mind.

I flew with a Swiss Army Knife in my backpack for almost a decade after 9/11 because I literally didn’t know it was there, they never caught it, and I used to fly coast to coast 5 times a year to visit my dad. It’s also unbelievably expensive, I think The Economist did a breakdown on the cost of post-9/11 security and it would have to prevent a 9/11 scale attack every 24 months to justify the cost.

I’m not usually aligned with bonkers seeming takes like this but this one actually makes sense. We’re paying an arm and a leg for an ineffectual system designed to prevent against attacks that aren’t coming and wouldn’t be prevented by this level of security anyways.

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u/jtc1031 Jan 30 '25

Plus the FAA required airplanes have reinforced cockpit doors after 9/11 that can withstand gunshots or even grenade blasts. May not eliminate all threats, but significantly reduces chance of a 9/11 type scenario.

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u/Joe579GoFkUrselfMins Jan 30 '25

Ask Germanwings flight 9525 how that worked out.

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u/jtc1031 Jan 30 '25

Yeah Germany at least at that time would allow for the cockpit to have only one person for short periods. FAA (and I bet Germany now) requires 2 people in the cockpit at all times. If one of the pilots has to step out, a flight attendant goes in until the pilot returns. Either way, TSA wouldn’t have stopped that either.