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**Suvaxal** · 10-06-2011, 09:48 PM

By "minimal requirements" I mean the absolute rock-bottom safety standards your security measures need to meet.

So while I agree the TSA as of now is completely out of control, there still needs to be some kind of security standard, metal detectors, a few random searches (within reason), training minimums, background checks for security employees... that sort of thing.

Think of it this way - what if one airline had no security whatsoever, so they could gain an edge over their competitors? That would be an incident waiting to happen.

I also think that would be a self-correcting problem in the long term. I think leaving "minimum requirements" has the potential to stifle some innovative methods that could be more effective and efficient, thus I do not personally recommend it. Think of it like a dirt-cheap jalopy on the lot that looks like it's going to break down before you drive it off the lot. 9/11 is pretty fresh on people's brains, the blogosphere probably would not be very friendly towards an airline that was too reckless with its security. Various magazines would trash them, and they would be forced to spend countless new dollars trying to repair that damaged reputation.

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Suvaxal Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 515 Senior Member	By "minimal requirements" I mean the absolute rock-bottom safety standards your security measures need to meet. So while I agree the TSA as of now is completely out of control, there still needs to be some kind of security standard, metal detectors, a few random searches (within reason), training minimums, background checks for security employees... that sort of thing. Think of it this way - what if one airline had no security whatsoever, so they could gain an edge over their competitors? That would be an incident waiting to happen. I also think that would be a self-correcting problem in the long term. I think leaving "minimum requirements" has the potential to stifle some innovative methods that could be more effective and efficient, thus I do not personally recommend it. Think of it like a dirt-cheap jalopy on the lot that looks like it's going to break down before you drive it off the lot. 9/11 is pretty fresh on people's brains, the blogosphere probably would not be very friendly towards an airline that was too reckless with its security. Various magazines would trash them, and they would be forced to spend countless new dollars trying to repair that damaged reputation.
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