TSA screenings aren't just for airports anymore:
http://articles.latimes.com/2011/dec/20/nation/la-na-terror-checkpoints-20111220
"TSA officials say they have no proof that the roving viper teams have foiled any terrorist plots or thwarted any major threat to public safety. But they argue that the random nature of the searches and the presence of armed officers serve as a deterrent and bolster public confidence."
:doodoo:
"It's a great way to make the public think you are doing something," said Fred H. Cate, a professor at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law, who writes on privacy and security. "It's a little like saying, 'If we start throwing things up in the air, will they hit terrorists?' ''
:rotflmbo:
...and of course everyone that interviewed seemed to have no problem with it....
http://articles.latimes.com/2011/dec/20/nation/la-na-terror-checkpoints-20111220
"TSA officials say they have no proof that the roving viper teams have foiled any terrorist plots or thwarted any major threat to public safety. But they argue that the random nature of the searches and the presence of armed officers serve as a deterrent and bolster public confidence."
:doodoo:
"It's a great way to make the public think you are doing something," said Fred H. Cate, a professor at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law, who writes on privacy and security. "It's a little like saying, 'If we start throwing things up in the air, will they hit terrorists?' ''
:rotflmbo:
...and of course everyone that interviewed seemed to have no problem with it....