Boxcutters are soooo 2001.Speaking of safety, did you see that television docudrana about Flight 93, the one with the brave passengers and crew who thwarted one 9/11 hijacking hijacking Crime of seizing possession or control of a vehicle from another by force or threat of force. Although by the late 20th century hijacking most frequently involved the seizure of an airplane and its forcible diversion to destinations chosen by the air pirates, when at the cost of their own lives? The movie reminded us that box-cutters were the weapon of choice of the 9/11 hijackers. The morning after the movie, I woke up to a story in The Washington Times about the TSA's decision to allow scissors scissors Cutting instrument or tool consisting of a pair of opposed metal blades that meet and cut when the handles at their ends are brought together. Modern scissors are of two types: the more usual pivoted blades have a rivet or screw connection between the cutting ends up to four inches in length and screwdrivers up to seven inches. The TSA TSA See tax-sheltered annuity (TSA). defended the decision with this explanation: "We believe that today's greatest risk is explosives." Since the 9/11 hijackers used box-cutters and not explosives, I find this explanation less than convincing. So, by the way, does the Association of Flight Attendants The Association of Flight Attendants (commonly known as AFA) is a union representing flight attendants in the United States. AFA represents 55,000 flight attendants at 20 airlines, making it the world's largest flight attendant union. , which is fighting to restore the ban on scissors and screwdrivers. |
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