SeaTac Security: An Anecdote
05-19-2008, 06:03 AM
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Originally Posted by vagabond
Hmmm, didn't know this is happening right in my backyard!
05-19-2008, 04:32 PM
#12
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I was trying to make the point that ANYONE could do this.
Think of any GA pilot, they just pull the rental car right up to the plane.
This would be an easy thing for anyone to do.
I'm trying to say that this is a HUGE hole in airport security, there are many smaller airports that are have a large GA community and commercial airlines flying at the same time. Jacksonville and Little Rock for example.
Think of any GA pilot, they just pull the rental car right up to the plane.
This would be an easy thing for anyone to do.
Originally Posted by FlyBoyd
Sooooooo....
1. They weren't screened properly to include having the van itself checked for contraband i.e weapons, explosives, etc.
2. Seeing as the van itself could be a weapon and even IDed individuals do bad things...they weren't escorted as per regulations.
Just think....how many people in the history of terrorist events on U.S. soil didn't speak up when they saw something strange? Or overlooked a regulation for "the nice gentleman with the smile?"
We are due again for another "eye opening" event. This article is just the tip of the iceberg.
The saddest part of the article is Perry Cooper's response.
"We have never had a security lapse in that part of the airport."
"We are satisfied...
This typical, "never going to happen to me" response is the recipe for the next 9-11 type event.
IMHO, hgroberts.....That's What...
1. They weren't screened properly to include having the van itself checked for contraband i.e weapons, explosives, etc.
2. Seeing as the van itself could be a weapon and even IDed individuals do bad things...they weren't escorted as per regulations.
Just think....how many people in the history of terrorist events on U.S. soil didn't speak up when they saw something strange? Or overlooked a regulation for "the nice gentleman with the smile?"
We are due again for another "eye opening" event. This article is just the tip of the iceberg.
The saddest part of the article is Perry Cooper's response.
"We have never had a security lapse in that part of the airport."
"We are satisfied...
This typical, "never going to happen to me" response is the recipe for the next 9-11 type event.
IMHO, hgroberts.....That's What...
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