| 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. > > -- http://ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/dreeves - - search://"Daniel Reeves" "A hat should be taken off when you greet a lady and left off for the rest of your life. Nothing looks more stupid than a hat." -- P. J. O'Rourke

