Since the 9/11 attack as occurred, there have been many changes in aviation since. Security being the number one choice on the list as far as thing to improve since then. Airport security is no longer taken lightly since the attacks, and now some people think they have gone to far with it. Every person has a comfort zone, an in order to pass security at the airport, many feel like this comfort zone is being broken. Many people believe that this doesn't need to be done this extensively.
As this article and video states that security as gotten completely out of hand as far searches go. Just over fifty percent of people in a poll stated that these intrusive security checks do make them feel safer, as the other percentage either don't care or don't feel safer. It appears that pretty soon, we will no longer have to take off our shoes when going through security check, as our security equipment has become more advanced. The fact is that these intrusive searches make people feel like they are being wrongfully searched, especially with how in depth they get with there searches. In the near future, technology will allow us, not to have to take off our shoes, like other countries who do not have to do that because there technology can cover that.
Another security threat airports take is that terrorism seems to be coming up with a new way to try and breach airport security. The latest bomb risk is that Al Qaeda is practicing implanting bombs into the flesh of another living human being. The associated risk of this is that the airport security technology can only see through clothing, and not through human flesh. Future security will have to be able to counter this with intelligence, better technology, and even possible a bomb unit with dogs. As terrorism finds ways to pass our security, the industry has to find a better way of implementing technology to not intrusive search others.
Brings up an interesting point - there are always new risks and how will the TSA be able to keep up without being overly intrusive and harming the economics of the industry?
ReplyDeleteAlthough today's security measures at airports are often intrusive and inconvenient to a large segment of air travelers, I truly believe that we must be patient and supportive of these security measures until an enhanced airport security system can be implemented. Most importantly, we need to deploy a quality team of “terrorism experts”, because, terrorism is a mind game, and security officials need to be at least two steps ahead!
ReplyDeleteI like your post and agree. The security measures that people asked for after 9/11 were implemented in the form of more invasive pat down and scanning procedures. Although there are personal boundaries crossed in the pat down it is a good way to know someone doesn't have anything they shouldn't. The security that was added was both necessary and within bounds of what people agree to when they purchase a ticket. That being said When technology is in all the airports that can see those things we won't need the intrusion any longer.
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