Posted by
Always To The Right on Wednesday, November 17, 2010 6:35:32 PM
Do you have a “right” to fly?
And yes, there is a perfectly valid argument to be made that the
government’s proper role in preventing these disasters involves stopping
terrorists long before they make it to the Jet Blue check-in counter
with a couple of pounds of C4 shoved up their nether regions. But we
also must be honest enough to admit that in this sort of unconventional
warfare, attacks can and do come in all shapes and sizes from every
possible direction. Our intelligence agencies can’t settle for catching
99.7% of the bombers because the attackers only have to get it right
once. And given that premise, don’t we want one last chance to stop them
just before they board the plane?
Our intelligence agencies can’t settle for catching 99.7% of the bombers because the attackers only have to get it right once.
. . . we should examine the protests over these search policies in terms of people “having their rights violated.”
Do you really have a right to fly? Nobody is holding a gun to your head
and forcing you to get on the plane. There is virtually no place on the
surface of this planet that you can’t get to through a combination of
boats, trains, buses, taxis and/or rental cars, providing you have the
time to do so and plan ahead. Precisely what “right” of yours is being
violated if the airlines (and/or the TSA) specifically warn you in
advance that you will be subject to these specific search practices
before you are allowed to board the aircraft?