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pixelcycle: cognitivedissonance: Well, it was only a matter of time, folks: Alert: Terrorists look to implant bombs in humansBy EILEEN SULLIVAN  Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Airlines are being warned by the government that terrorists are considering surgically hiding bombs inside humans to evade airport security. As a result, travelers may find themselves subjected to more scrutiny when flying in the heart of summer vacation season, especially to the U.S. from abroad. The FBI and Homeland Security Department sent a memo to security officials around the country on Wednesday about “body packing,” describing it as a “criminal tactic with possible terrorist application.” …Bombs-in-the-body is not a new idea, but recent intelligence indicates a fresh interest in using this method. People-scanning machines in airports aren’t able to detect explosives hidden inside humans.  Awesome. Every single time we come up with some new “security” idea, it’s only a matter of time before someone will figure out a way to beat it. The illustration I posted for this may be satirical, but at what point do we decide enough is enough? Are we going to see body checks to look for recent surgical scars? Strip searches? Cavity searches?  Here’s some perspective: Lifetime odds of causes of death Heart Disease:  1-in-5 Cancer:  1-in-7 Stroke:  1-in-23 Accidental Injury:  1-in-36 Motor Vehicle Accident: 1-in-100 Intentional Self-harm (suicide): 1-in-121 Assault by Firearm:  1-in-325 Fire or Smoke:  1-in-1,116 Electrocution: 1-in-5,000 Drowning:  1-in-8,942 Falling off a ladder: 1-in-10,010 Air Travel Accident: 1-in-20,000 Flood: 1-in-30,000 Legal Execution:  1-in-58,618 Tornado: 1-in-60,000 Lightning Strike: 1-in-83,930 Terrorist Attack: 1-in-88,000 And skipping ahead: Tsunami: 1-in-500,000 Fireworks Discharge:  1-in-615,488 So guns, cars, ladders, and the planes themselves are more likely to kill us than terrorists. Knowing that, how do we justify this:    Honestly Amtrak is sitting on a goldmine of advertising here. 

pixelcycle:

cognitivedissonance:

Well, it was only a matter of time, folks:

Alert: Terrorists look to implant bombs in humans
By EILEEN SULLIVAN  
Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) - Airlines are being warned by the government that terrorists are considering surgically hiding bombs inside humans to evade airport security.

As a result, travelers may find themselves subjected to more scrutiny when flying in the heart of summer vacation season, especially to the U.S. from abroad.

The FBI and Homeland Security Department sent a memo to security officials around the country on Wednesday about “body packing,” describing it as a “criminal tactic with possible terrorist application.” 
…
Bombs-in-the-body is not a new idea, but recent intelligence indicates a fresh interest in using this method. People-scanning machines in airports aren’t able to detect explosives hidden inside humans. 

Awesome. Every single time we come up with some new “security” idea, it’s only a matter of time before someone will figure out a way to beat it. The illustration I posted for this may be satirical, but at what point do we decide enough is enough? Are we going to see body checks to look for recent surgical scars? Strip searches? Cavity searches? 

Here’s some perspective:

Lifetime odds of causes of death

  • Heart Disease:  1-in-5
  • Cancer:  1-in-7
  • Stroke:  1-in-23
  • Accidental Injury:  1-in-36
  • Motor Vehicle Accident: 1-in-100
  • Intentional Self-harm (suicide): 1-in-121
  • Assault by Firearm:  1-in-325
  • Fire or Smoke:  1-in-1,116
  • Electrocution: 1-in-5,000
  • Drowning:  1-in-8,942
  • Falling off a ladder: 1-in-10,010
  • Air Travel Accident: 1-in-20,000
  • Flood: 1-in-30,000
  • Legal Execution:  1-in-58,618
  • Tornado: 1-in-60,000
  • Lightning Strike: 1-in-83,930
  • Terrorist Attack: 1-in-88,000

And skipping ahead:

  • Tsunami: 1-in-500,000
  • Fireworks Discharge:  1-in-615,488

So guns, cars, ladders, and the planes themselves are more likely to kill us than terrorists. Knowing that, how do we justify this:

  

Honestly Amtrak is sitting on a goldmine of advertising here. 

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