Re: New X-Ray Imager

17 Dec 2003

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In <199702041941.LAA04346@toad.com>, on 02/04/97 at 01:19 PM,
   ichudov@algebra.com said:
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Lucky Green wrote:
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| A poll last week by the Los Angeles Times found that a majority of
At 10:38 AM 2/4/97 -0500, Adam Shostack wrote:
people --
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| 58 percent -- said they would curtail some civil liberties if it would help
| thwart terrorism. Thirteen percent said it would depend on what rights were
| at stake. The poll didn't ask people to single out any rights.
Its worth noting the 'if it would help thwart terrorism.'
It is irrelevant if terrorism is indeed be thwarted. The public does not
require this to happen. All that matters is to generate the *perception* of
increased security, not to increase security itself.
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Let's remember though that perception of security applies not only to
passengers, but also to potential terrorists. If they *think* that they
would not be able to bring a bomb easily, they would be less inclined to
do so.
Not really,

The thin vail of "security" that the goverment provides may be good enough
to give warm-fuzzies to the avarage sheep, ...er citizen, but the potential
terrorists will see it for what it is.

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