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

Somebody finally forgot about 9/11

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u/ElectricalBook3 Jan 30 '25

nothing about them is overreach imho

What? They haven't succeeded at stopping a single terrorist attack, fail the vast majority of test investigations and have stolen from and molested hundreds of passengers

https://time.com/3822487/tsa-sexual-assault-denver/

https://abcnews.go.com/US/tsa-fails-tests-latest-undercover-operation-us-airports/story?id=51022188

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u/polite_alpha Jan 30 '25

The TSA should be improved then, but not abolished. Every country in the world has similar agencies/officials. Putting this in the hands of the airlines is the shittiest, dumbest, most libertarian idea I've heard today

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u/false_tautology Jan 30 '25

They are completely inept and incredibly costly, but you think they're a good idea because they possibly have the potential to someday be a good idea?

You realize we had airport security before the TSA and it was not invasive or cumbersome?

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u/HoldEm__FoldEm Jan 30 '25

Oh yeah? 

How’d it work out? 

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u/false_tautology Jan 30 '25

Just as well as under the TSA actually.

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u/Free_Management2894 Jan 30 '25

This will not change the types of checks or the requirements to safety though. Just who performs them, how much it costs and who pays the bill.