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Remember when you used to have to turn your computer on when going through security?

Yeah. Last time I flew they specifically DIDN'T want me to turn on my electronics. I asked the TSA agent why not?, and his answer amounted to he didn't want anything to blow up in his face...

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Last time I flew they specifically DIDN'T want me to turn on my electronics.

If you want an eye-opener with regard to security, visit Israel. Many of the things we do here seem exactly wrong.

In Israel, the metal detectors don't beep because of the fillings in your teeth.

In Israel, they don't want you to take off your shoes.

In Israel, anyone might be carrying a gun, and everyone knows it.

In Israel, they assume bad people will always do bad things, and thus don't treat every person as if they are perfectly the same. In other words, they PROFILE.

Many of the things we do here are a sham, and most people know it.