Letters to the Editor
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The ultimate solution
As Mr. Smith points out, by the time someone is heading to the aircraft, it's too late. The reality is that guards, be they the firearm toting type or the metal detector/xray type, do not provide security. For decades we simply handed over our bags to go into the hold and walked across the tarmac and climbed the stairs to the aircraft.
What's different between then and now? There are groups that are pissed off at us. And, contrary to received wisdom, it is not an irrational fury. There is a cultural divide that makes comprehension difficult on both sides. In the end, however, the only solution that will work is going to be the removal of the cause of the fury. Merely trying to bludgeon it will only result in a continuance of the current situation.