Message Number: 461
From: Daniel Reeves <dreeves Æ umich.edu>
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 13:34:10 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Re: stupid feel-good "no liquids" rule
Quick straw poll on the whiteboard about this:
   http://ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/dreeves/improvetheworld/

--- \/	 FROM Daniel Reeves AT 06.08.14 13:27 (Today)	\/ ---

>> that these measures do "just about nothing" for safety ascribes too much 
>> cleverness to the standard terrorist and ignores the common modes for 
>> terrorist attacks;
>
> I'm not talking about those measure!	I'm talking about the no liquids rule. 
> I'm telling you that any idiot can stroll through security with a bottle of 
> liquid in their pocket (I know this from experience) and *that's* what makes 
> this rule stupid.
>
>

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