Prior to September 11, 2001 there were a number of areas that needed to be addressed with regard to airline security. One of these changes pertained to those hired by the airlines to act as security scanners. They were often unable to detect possible threats found on passengers and/or on their bags or luggage. These threats include weapons such as cutting devices, guns, harmful electronic devices, bombs, and airborne pathogens. The reason for the failure to detect these devices were mostly a result of the constant turnover in the workplace and in the industry.
One of the agencies that were granted higher power in the name of security was the Transportation Security Agency (TSA). They implemented securities check points within all US ports. Previously families could either bid farewell or greet their love ones at the gate of their flight. Now this TSA security check points prohibit non-flying costumers to be anywhere in the airport that may possibly have access to an aircraft. The TSA also restricted the type and quantities of items the individuals could take in their carryon luggage into the airplane cabins.
Not only do travelers have to limit how much of a product can be carried in their carry-on luggage since the September eleventh attacks, they also have to remove shoes, belts, and other attire when passing through the checkpoints before boarding an airplane. This is completely understandable after what happened but only complicates the entire situation. With the extra cost of security, many airlines went under following the attacks. The
Before 9/11, liquids were allowed on planes and even knives with blades no bigger than 4 inches. An ID was not even a requirement at an airport and there were no full body scanners or pat downs. Now there are security scanners, bag checks, and ID checks before someone can get on an
In the past 16 and a half years the TSA has drastically improved the types of security measures that are used in and around airports. Using technological advancements, the TSA can search every passengers’ baggage and put the passengers through metal detectors or the full body scanner. The problem with all of this is that when millions of people travel through airports daily these security points start to build long lines quickly. These long lines tend to lead to aggravated passengers and sometimes delayed or missed flights. Many airports want to move towards a contracted security company instead of using the government funded TSA as a means of reducing these wait
The TSA suffers from the very same issues that have plagued the Veterans Administration for years, the problem is government employees. Once someone becomes a government employee and they have served beyond the probation period, trying to remove them it is like treating terminal cancer; you can try to treat it, but it will not go away. Replace senior federal leadership with professionals that have not been part of the problem from the start. “Employees know they work for “the government” and know their employment is guaranteed for life; with a few rare exceptions. They also know that the people who they provide services to are not who they work for” (Satterfield, 2015).
In “T.S.A” it appears that the mood of airport security profiles people of different color or background. The mood affects the speaker who appears to be a well educated upper middle class citizen. He refers to “med school” and “double partners” (Majmudar 21), clearly he was in medical school and was a tennis athlete. However when in the airport none of that matters, to airport security he is just another “goateed other” (Majmudar 24). Essentially the speaker is saying based off of skin color or facial hair that’s enough to deem a person as a potential
In the fear of another attack the U.S government made airplane checkpoints more secure and created laws that gave the government the right to profile anyone. Having the government implement laws makes everyone feel safer to a certain degree. This is because the harsher laws against the terrorist, the more your personal life is
Airports now take full measure against any security risks and have invested a lot of money into the safety of traveling via planes. Immigration after 9/11 has become a bigger thought than it already was. The funding to enforce immigration has increased drastically since this day and hasn’t stopped. One thought is that if the deportation of criminals increases than we are one step closer to fighting terrorism. Pabst
By searching someone because of their race can make our country much safer without harming anyone. A quick search would not hurt even if it would make a person embarrassed because it would be better to have a person searched and feel humiliated in a way than to let someone slide and have that person commit a crime. In an essay “ Everything Isn't Racial Profiling” by Linda Chavez, Chavez argues that even though the airport has searched her before she boarded the plane and even had to delay the plane because of that she felt safe because they were just doing their job with checking people who look suspicious. She states, “...and female terrorist were operating as well as men, usually on stolen or phony passports. It wasn’t unreasonable for airlines look at me a little more closely than other passengers given these facts.”
With security concerns paramount, each plane had to be searched and every passenger
There are many other techniques police and airports could be using other than racial profiling. With the technology we have now there is no need for racial profiling to be used. Stereotypes takes a big part in racial profiling. Racial profiling is an illegal discriminatory practice in which individuals are targeted for suspicion of crimes based on their ethnicity, race, or
Stop and Frisk can be a very slippery slope for anyone to process the idea of someone committing a crime from observation. Sometime people can look like they are committing a crime. However, “who’s to say that the person isn’t mentally ill or playing a prank”. Somehow, we don’t know for sure but on the other hand maybe we should question the person that looks suspicious.
Transportation Security Administration was a an effect of 9-11. This advanced security when leaving the country. TSA made you have to be searched to go on plane. This was a great improvement because this policy made it a lot harder to pass through with anything dangerous. Before this policy, you didn 't have to show your ID to go somewhere on a plane.
Case 1: San Francisco International Airport and Quantum Secures SAFE for Aviation System San Francisco International Airport is expecting a rise of passengers due to an increase of low-cost carriers. They require a new security management system to accommodate the amount of traffic expected. Their current process is inefficient and disjointed, leading to many problems. The upgrade required needs to be justified and approved by management to be funded. 1.