tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381917167978264683.post4726347447378675355..comments2023-10-30T06:31:05.501-07:00Comments on MilPub: Sky KingFDChiefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10607785969510234092noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381917167978264683.post-51863557826664226432010-04-22T06:39:05.302-07:002010-04-22T06:39:05.302-07:00To all,
Todays CBS News reports that a Fed Air Mar...To all,<br />Todays CBS News reports that a Fed Air Marshall is accused of raping a woman at gunpoint.<br />This can be googled. <br />I'll bet this was not an example of flying the friendly skys nor is it what we meant by flying United.<br />jimjim at rangerhttp://rangeragainstwar.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381917167978264683.post-33804805410310655402010-04-22T06:21:09.448-07:002010-04-22T06:21:09.448-07:00Al,
My personal response to this issue is- i won&#...Al,<br />My personal response to this issue is- i won't fly anymore unless absolutely necessary.<br />I'll keep my horse out of the race.<br />You can never quantify deterrence, as you point out. No matter what, it can always be justified when forecasting budget requirements.That's the sublime beauty of the pwot, it makes sense even when it doesn't.<br />jimjim at rangerhttp://rangeragainstwar.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381917167978264683.post-52907883747890412262010-04-21T23:46:22.187-07:002010-04-21T23:46:22.187-07:00The Air Marshall program was instituted for a spec...The Air Marshall program was instituted for a specific purpose - deter hijacking, which is a low frequency event. When the types of event the Marshalls were to deter increased, some pencil head decided that the number of Marshalls should increase. As to whether the probability of an event went up, who knows. Since the advent of the Marshall program, the increased screening and list of prohibited materials has probably reduced the probability of an event simply by reducing the tools necessary to conduct an event.<br /><br />Think about it. A boring, dead end job that involves constant travel and airline food - the same as the passengers. Cramped in a modern day coach seat for hours, trying to blend in. No one can know what you do for a living, so if the woman in the next seat tries to start up a conversation, you either have to act anti-social or be a liar. But, you are allowed to have a gun and a badge and draw good pay. Guaranteed to draw the cream of American youth!<br /><br />An equally compelling case can be made for every investment in air traveler security. Based upon dollars per arrest, probably the "magic wands" they check us with are wasteful. That's the problem with measuring "deterrent" measures. A truly successful one would result in no arrests after a while.Aviator47https://www.blogger.com/profile/05585964386930142907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381917167978264683.post-54480991885595985272010-04-21T19:42:13.079-07:002010-04-21T19:42:13.079-07:00Air marshalls are like cops in rich neighborhoods ...Air marshalls are like cops in rich neighborhoods or small towns - their primary purpose is deterrence, not combating a "threat." So I'm not sure that the metrics listed are the right ones to consider. I do think, however, we'd still get that deterrence with a lot fewer marshalls at much less cost to the taxpayer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381917167978264683.post-57161492857566405442010-04-21T08:24:05.021-07:002010-04-21T08:24:05.021-07:00srv says:
"In the history of mankind, has th...srv says:<br /><br /><i>"In the history of mankind, has there ever been a more cost effective event than 9/11 to bankrupt a country morally and financially?"</i><br /><br />That's a great question. That was such a cheap and inspired operation; it achieved precisely what it set out to do. Psychologically eloquent, and achieved with such a small loss of life.<br /><br />Has there are ever been better? Has there ever been a more gullible empire than the U.S.?Lisahttp://www.rangeragainstwar.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381917167978264683.post-71876738403785044932010-04-20T19:41:24.828-07:002010-04-20T19:41:24.828-07:00All quite affordable considering we've probabl...All quite affordable considering we've probably spent somewhere over $1B/head per card carrying AQ principal in the glorious war.<br /><br />In the history of mankind, has there ever been a more cost effective event than 9/11 to bankrupt a country morally and financially?srvnoreply@blogger.com