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2005-12-14 Home Front: WoT

Air Marshals Soon to Patrol Train Station Near You?

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Posted by Desert Blondie 2005-12-14 09:36|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 *frown* I don't exactly like the continued use of the term "air marshals." It may just be semantics, but the idea it brings to my mind is that they're just throwing airliner specialists at the situation instead of training specialists for mass transit facilities...

Posted by Edward Yee 2005-12-14 12:06|| http://edwardyee.fanworks.net]">[http://edwardyee.fanworks.net] 2005-12-14 12:06|| Front Page Top

#2 *frown* I don't exactly like the continued use of "air marshals". It seems to me they and the entire TSA are an expenditure that would be better mad on something else. Like screening passenger lists, securing seaports and containers and tracking bad guys. A waste of money and a life so far. Now they want to get into turf growth too? A jobs program.

Posted by Omurong Phinelet5176 2005-12-14 13:47|| 2005-12-14 13:47|| Front Page Top

#3 Washington State Ferry System ( part of the state DOT) turned down the TSA's request to work the ferry system. too much interference and cost to the state w/ little or nor return.

Posted by USN, ret. 2005-12-14 14:10|| 2005-12-14 14:10|| Front Page Top

#4 Do think that, just maybe, it might be ~~1,000,000 times~~ a wee bit more cost effective to loosen up on the concealed carry weapons permits.
"A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed. " comes to mind.

Posted by wrinkleneck_trout 2005-12-14 14:12|| 2005-12-14 14:12|| Front Page Top

#5 That would make too much sense, WT.

Posted by Secret Master 2005-12-14 19:02|| 2005-12-14 19:02|| Front Page Top

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