Report: More than 3,400 airspace violations since 9/11

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Skywise wrote:

Snipola

I'm reminded of a couple quotes;

"Locks only keep honest people honest."

So I take it you don't lock your doors, right?

Of course I do. But if a criminal _really_ wanted in those locks
wouldn't stop them.

There's a lot of security around the Hope Diamond, and it certainly
stops the scumbag criminals from simply walking up to the thing
and stuffing it in their pocket. But that doesn't mean there haven't
been attempts or plans at stealing it. If a group is determined
enough and wants it bad enough, they'll find a way to grab it.

The ADIZ may stop the low level wanna-be terrorists, but Al Queda
is a determined group and is willing to go to great lengths to
accomplish their goals.

That is not to say that I don't think there needs to be some sort
of security measures. I am saying that the security measures that
are in place are innefective. Don't ask me. I don't have a solution.
I don't know enough to be a security expert, but I do know enough
to realize that what's in place isn't going to work.

Snipola of rest

Brian
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"Skywise" wrote in message
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Of course I do. But if a criminal _really_ wanted in those locks
wouldn't stop them.

And of course, the point there is that locking the locks is an
inconsequential inconvenience.

It's well and good to make reasonable efforts to secure persons, places, and
property. But IMHO "reasonable" means the security measure is a tiny
fraction of the cost and/or inconvenience of whatever loss might occur (with
or without the security measure...it goes without saying no security measure
is 100% effective).

[...]
That is not to say that I don't think there needs to be some sort
of security measures. I am saying that the security measures that
are in place are innefective. Don't ask me. I don't have a solution.
I don't know enough to be a security expert, but I do know enough
to realize that what's in place isn't going to work.

I agree what's in place isn't going to work. I may disagree on whether it's
worth trying to make *anything* that is "going to work". That is, it's my
opinion that security measures required to ensure no terrorist attacks on DC
by airplanes are too draconian to be worthwhile. Heck, it's my opinion that
the CURRENT security measures are too draconian to be worthwhile, even if
they did do what they're supposed to.

Pete