Airport Screeners Miss Fake Bombs 75% Of The Time

LordFu · 10-18-2007

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Bogus bombs run through airport security checkpoints are not identified by screeners the vast majority of the time, according to a government report.

The U.S. Transportation Security Administration ran almost 300 covert exercises at three major airports last year to see how effectively the suspcious items made it into secure areas.

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The tests were conducted last year at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport and San Francisco International Airport. LAX had the worst record, the report said, missing the bogus bombs 75% of the time. O'Hare missed them about 60% of the time. San Francisco performed best, letting just 20% of the devices pass through undetected.

Officials say San Francisco screeners, who are employed by a private security company rather than the TSA, are likely more suspicious because they are constantly being tested with fake bombs.

Airport Screeners Miss Fake Bombs 75% Of The Time - 2News

A government bureaucracy performs more poorly than their private counterpart. No suprise there.

I've been saying for a long time that the screening they put you through at the airport is more about making you feel safe, rather than actually making you safe. Apparently, the TSA agrees.

Rasczak · 10-18-2007

Anyone asking for the government to federalize something else - like health care - should pay attention to this.

lakersforce · 10-18-2007

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Originally Posted by LordFu

A government bureaucracy performs more poorly than their private counterpart. No suprise there.

-biased

Jasper84 · 10-18-2007

People easily see what they want to see. Perhaps i should check some stuff myself

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About federalising stuff, perhaps(probably) the federal agencies are not up to the task now, but that does not mean it is a bad idea in general.(As i have said before.) (Question is whether it should be up to the states or the the federal govt also.)

KarlMarx · 10-19-2007

The United States government fails us all the time what is new.

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	Eric "For whoever habitually suppresses the truth in the interests of tact will produce a deformity from the womb of his thought." -Sir Basil H. Liddel-Hart http://self-composed.com

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Jasper84 under construction Join Date: May 2007 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Posts: 593	Re: Airport Screeners Miss Fake Bombs 75% Of The Time People easily see what they want to see. Perhaps i should check some stuff myself . About federalising stuff, perhaps(probably) the federal agencies are not up to the task now, but that does not mean it is a bad idea in general.(As i have said before.) (Question is whether it should be up to the states or the the federal govt also.)

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KarlMarx Interested participant Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 24	Re: Airport Screeners Miss Fake Bombs 75% Of The Time The United States government fails us all the time what is new.