I recently wrote a post over at my blog regarding the recent foiled alleged blow-up-some-planes plot, and about the US and UK's response. Specifically, I'm among the school of thought that believes that imposing restrictions on average-joe-citizen doesn't make things more difficult for would-be terrorists, but rather just makes things more difficult for average-joe-citizen.
Here's an exerpt:
And I guess that's the problem, really -- laws and policies restricting freedoms don't really stop terrorists who generally look for ways to get around those policies. Next year, people will be required to board planes naked and drugged, and terrorists will insert bombs into one orifice or another set to a timer... there's not much you can do. It's like gun control -- taking away guns from law abiding citizens doesn't do a thing to stop criminals. Tracking the purchase of Sudafed doesn't stop the production of meth. These solutions simply don't work, and yet it's the only solutions governments use... and in the end, it's average joe that suffers.
I'd like to fly without having to worry too much if somebody on the plane wants to kill everybody to make some statement about his or her beliefs. I think something should be done, but I'm at a loss for reasonable solutions to the problem.
The administration hasn't done anything to make me feel safer. Any ideas?
