Ethics

Air Terror Attempt Exposes Incompetence

By Ed Brayton

In response to the attempt to blow up an airplane in Detroit, the TSA is doing its usual lousy job of fighting the last war rather than preparing for the next one. Because this person tried to blow up the plane as it landed, they've now got a new rule requiring passengers to stay in their seats for the last hour of a flight:

But several airlines released detailed information about the restrictions, saying that passengers on international flights coming to the United States will apparently have to remain in their seats for the last hour of a flight without any personal items on their laps.

Full post as published by Dispatches from the Culture Wars on December 28, 2009 (boomark / email).