"G.R. Patterson III" wrote in message
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Teacherjh wrote:

Yes. I can imagine the newsgroups full of posts complaining about that
idiot
pilot and the harm he did to general aviation. I can see the
administration
feeding the press the story that this was a huge threat and pumping up
what
terrorist damage a small airplane can do, and that there was no time to
consider alternatives (like the cops who shoot somebody who brandishes a
toy
gun). I can see this as JUSTIFYING huge TFRs around events, with
multple rings
and multple escalations of force for intrusions.

I think you're exactly correct. In fact, I'd bet there are people in the
TSA who are
drooling over the opportunity to do exactly that.

There are rumblings in Washington that the TSA is no longer needed and
should be done away with. The thought is to return airport security to the
private sector.


George Patterson
None of us is as dumb as all of us.