.dwayne

So this past week a 23-year-old Nigerian man with ties to Al Queda attempted to ignite an explosive device onboard a US-bound Delta Airlines flight. Apparently he had a pillow stuffed under his shirt and when he was spotted by passengers trying to ignite the device they subdued him until authorities came on the scene.

Eventhough the security check is the least favorite part of flying (that and the pain of decompression) I am grateful that it's there. The increased security after 9/11 was desperately needed, but I now fear with every terrorist attempt to destroy our sense of security, we must increase our efforts to protect ourselves. And this may mean more invasive means of screening.

This terrorist passed through security with explosives under his clothes. This means whatever checks we had in place failed. Now i'm writing this after I've flown down to Florida for Christmas and for as long as I can remember I've yet to be patted down or asked to remove any other article of clothing other than my shoes when going through security.

I'm concerned more invasive means of screening will be come the norm in our future and cause more damage to an already weakened airline industry.