From: Spudboy100@aol.com
Date: Sun Jul 07 2002 - 15:02:52 MDT
Harvey Newstrom, CISSP, observed:
<<Understood. But even that should not conflict with "openess" and
"niceness". In fact, if airport security could somehow be made more
pleasant and the people made nicer, they probably would get more
cooperation from the public. They probably could get permission to be
even more invasive or thorough if they just could be nicer.
Although the real answer, I think, is better technology. If we could
just walk through a hallway, and have x-rays, metal-detectors, and
bomb-sniffing all be automatic, it would be a lot easier on everybody.>>
I have no disagreement with niceness or professionalism or whatever we call
it, as long as it isn't taken for weakness by such people as our current
enemies. Notice, I do not call them adversaries, or opponents, but enemies;
seeking the USA's phyiscally dissolution and destruction.
<<I don't see what any of this has to do with "niceness". Being "nice"
doesn't mean lowering security, allowing terrorists to attack, or
underestimating the enemy. Nothing in any of your references seems to
have anything to do with niceness or openness. You seem to equate
"niceness" with "let the terrorists do what they want", but this is not
a good definition of "nice". Do you mean "permissive" instead of
"niceness"? Do you consider x-raying someone's baggage to be "not
nice"? Do you consider requiring ID to be "not nice"? I'm not seeing
the connection between security and "niceness".
-- Harvey Newstrom, CISSP <www.HarveyNewstrom.com> >> Ok. Niceness may be defined as an open immigration policy, such as let the fellow who attacked the ticket counter in LAX, last thursday. By the way, have you noticed how difficult nominal White Christians have trouble calling a terrorist act terrorist, as long as the victims are Jews? Was it terrorism or a hate crime. When "Americans" are attacked, its terrorism ;-) like 9-11. I would recommend a vigorous examination of who comes here and why. I would recommed profiling, and asking hard questions, before each immagree' leaves the shore of their home country. Screening in other words, less friendly, more focused. Yes, the skies are less friendly, Harvey, then the time a few decades ago was when one could board with a pair of scissors, and didn't have a luggage search.
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