The idea of flying in a commercial 757 jet has always been a very feared activity among Americans, and since the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, Americans have become even more scared of flying. In fact I know some people from my home town who will not even consider the idea of flying even if the bus fare is double the price of a plane ticket. If for some extreme reason another terrorist attack did happen, it the Division of Homeland Security's responsibility to "provide a coordinated, comprehensive federal response and mount a swift and effective recovery effort." (www.dhs.gov) However the U.S. Division of Homeland Security have incorporated new forms of security technology and laws that make it next to impossible for a repeat of 9-11.
Citizens and future citizens of the United States should never worry about flying on a commercial airline again. The security is so strict now a days that every time I go into the airport I have to get my name cleared before I can fly because I have the same name as someone the national airport security is own the hunt for. The first time I went through an airport security line, I was seven years old. The security checkpoints were a joke. The security did not even make my father dispose of his pocket knife that he always carries with him. If my father tried to go through security post 9-11 with his knife he would have been escorted off the airport premises.
The Department of Homeland Security is simply put, READY! No event such as 9-11 will ever slip up and disrupt our country ever again.
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I understand that our nation is much safer than it was years ago, but i will always be skeptical about flying
I agree that security has TIGHTENED, but I absolutely disagree that our skies are safe. While I didn't search thoroughly enough to find anything from 2008, I found these incidents which occurred just last year:
- On March 23, 2007 a TSA screener would not let one investigator through a checkpoint with a small, unlabeled bottle of shampoo, even though it was a legitimate carry on item. But the same investigator was able to bring through a liquid component of a bomb that would start a fire.
- On May 8, 2007 an investigator placed coins in his pockets to ensure he would receive a secondary screening at the checkpoint. But after doing a pat-down and using an electronic hand wand, the screener was not able to catch the prohibited items the investigator brought through the checkpoint.
Also, government investigators managed to smuggle in liquid explosives and detonators past TSA checkpoints and onto flights.
[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-494310/US-airline-security-flaws-exposed-explosives-smuggled-onboard-investigators.html]
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