airport security

Safety has always been an illusion, but current airport security isn’t fooling anyone. As the American public awakens from a long nap in the arms of false security, it is all too clear that the American dream has been the cause of other nations’ nightmares. In a single day a splinter group of a religion of a nation whom we, yes I admit guilt, have been stepping on for years fought back. Out of sheer desperation, a few radicals chose to sacrifice their lives for the greater cause of freedom. I’m not endorsing violence or trying to justify their terrible actions, but they were not unprovoked or surprising. Since a solution to the real issue at hand is far beyond the scope of this paper, I’ll focus instead on one small symptom and how poorly it’s being addressed. Our current airport security is ineffective, intrusive, and unconstitutional.
Obviously, something as potentially destructive as a jet must be carefully guarded and taken very seriously. Recent events have ...