The TSA has little to do with the lack of hijacking since 2001. Secured cockpit doors and the widespread belief that hijacking means death are the main reasons it no longer occurs.
Yeah the understanding at the time was that if your plane gets hijacked don’t do shit and eventually things will be fine. Post 9/11 someone trying to take over a plane is getting bum rushed. 9/11 could really only happen the one time
Edit: I’m sorry if a plane hits a building in the next two weeks
Suicidal hijackers are NOT worried about death, but they are worried about their plot being foiled. Airport security is tighter than it used to be, so they don’t want to risk their operation being stopped before they even get on the plane.
Better to come up with a different plan, with less risk of discovery. There are plenty of crowded places to bomb or shoot up.
I’ve seen those lines winding, and thought that if a suicide bomber wanted to make a big impact, all he’d have to do is wait until he’s in the middle of the crowd, and detonate his bomb. He’d kill hundreds of people, and close a major airport, without ever having to pass through security.
I think they’ve just stopped hijackings, because airports are a pain in the ass, and there are so many other equally horrific options.
The TSA has little to do with the lack of hijacking since 2001. Secured cockpit doors and the widespread belief that hijacking means death are the main reasons it no longer occurs.
Yeah the understanding at the time was that if your plane gets hijacked don’t do shit and eventually things will be fine. Post 9/11 someone trying to take over a plane is getting bum rushed. 9/11 could really only happen the one time
Edit: I’m sorry if a plane hits a building in the next two weeks
You might want to edit again to include the word hijacked before plane, some days Boeing’s just don’t feel like flying
Suicidal hijackers are NOT worried about death, but they are worried about their plot being foiled. Airport security is tighter than it used to be, so they don’t want to risk their operation being stopped before they even get on the plane.
Better to come up with a different plan, with less risk of discovery. There are plenty of crowded places to bomb or shoot up.
Like say airport security lines?
I’ve seen those lines winding, and thought that if a suicide bomber wanted to make a big impact, all he’d have to do is wait until he’s in the middle of the crowd, and detonate his bomb. He’d kill hundreds of people, and close a major airport, without ever having to pass through security.
I think they’ve just stopped hijackings, because airports are a pain in the ass, and there are so many other equally horrific options.
Yep, the simplest crime is the most likely. That’s just people