Reply #23: see posty #23, it's a scam [View All]

[pitohui]

by the way, just so you'll understand, there is no SECURITY reason to check IDs

the purpose of the security TSA screen should be to keep weapons off the plane, an ID real or fake is not a weapon of mass or even of individual destruction, and a person who has a real driver's license or ID can still be a crazy, a terrorist, or a criminal, imagine that, most violent criminals DO possess valid ID at least at some point in their lives

what keeps planes safe is proper and thorough searches/screens that keep WEAPONS off planes

not IDs

plus this program is fraudulent in any case, since it can't do what it says in the article -- holograms are not "revealed" by black light for example

airlines check IDs for revenue protection -- if i get ill and can't fly, i can't hand my ticket over to my aunt sally as a gift or sell it on ebay to recover some of my lost money, i'm just fucked

airline revenue protection should be paid for by the airlines, it shouldn't involve federal funds and federal employees, every TSA worker spent checking IDs is a worker YOU are paying for who is not searching for weappons and is instead using public funds to protect airline bottom lines

that's the objection, pure and simple

i'm guessing you don't fly very often, these are fairly basic facts