Comments on: Dept. Of Homeland Stupidity: Football Stadiums, Is The Threat Real? http://mensnewsdaily.com/2006/10/19/dept-of-homeland-stupidity-football-stadiums-is-the-threat-real/ Men's Rights Activism, MRA Politics, Analysis, Commentary and Global News Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:39:03 -1000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: TheRogueJew http://mensnewsdaily.com/2006/10/19/dept-of-homeland-stupidity-football-stadiums-is-the-threat-real/comment-page-1/#comment-20331 TheRogueJew Thu, 19 Oct 2006 15:16:58 +0000 http://mensnewsdaily.com/2006/10/19/dept-of-homeland-stupidity-football-stadiums-is-the-threat-real/#comment-20331 Doug, The Screeners are not the problem, the management and supervision are the weinies that have turned airport security into the clusterfuck that it is today. Doug,

The Screeners are not the problem, the management and supervision are the weinies that have turned airport security into the clusterfuck that it is today.

]]> By: Doug Powers http://mensnewsdaily.com/2006/10/19/dept-of-homeland-stupidity-football-stadiums-is-the-threat-real/comment-page-1/#comment-20327 Doug Powers Thu, 19 Oct 2006 14:13:47 +0000 http://mensnewsdaily.com/2006/10/19/dept-of-homeland-stupidity-football-stadiums-is-the-threat-real/#comment-20327 RJ, I flew out of GRF last month and I must say it seemed disorganized to say the least. Maybe it's part of the TSA's clever ruse to lull terrorists into believing they're complacent! Uh... but I doubt it... Richard Burton himself couldn't even act that convincingly. RJ, I flew out of GRF last month and I must say it seemed disorganized to say the least. Maybe it’s part of the TSA’s clever ruse to lull terrorists into believing they’re complacent! Uh… but I doubt it… Richard Burton himself couldn’t even act that convincingly.

]]> By: TheRogueJew http://mensnewsdaily.com/2006/10/19/dept-of-homeland-stupidity-football-stadiums-is-the-threat-real/comment-page-1/#comment-20326 TheRogueJew Thu, 19 Oct 2006 13:50:36 +0000 http://mensnewsdaily.com/2006/10/19/dept-of-homeland-stupidity-football-stadiums-is-the-threat-real/#comment-20326 Having worked at the Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids for the TSA, I can honestly tell you that the bunch of Schmucks I worked for there are dumber then a sack full of rocks. One of the screener Managers claims her glowing qualifications was that she worked for the airlines. "Coffee, tea or me" seems to be what got her the job. The other one, he worked in a casino at one time, but judgeing by his hair cut, I believe he was probably a lounge lizard. Having worked at the Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids for the TSA, I can honestly tell you that the bunch of Schmucks I worked for there are dumber then a sack full of rocks. One of the screener Managers claims her glowing qualifications was that she worked for the airlines. “Coffee, tea or me” seems to be what got her the job.
The other one, he worked in a casino at one time, but judgeing by his hair cut, I believe he was probably a lounge lizard.

]]> By: Doug Powers http://mensnewsdaily.com/2006/10/19/dept-of-homeland-stupidity-football-stadiums-is-the-threat-real/comment-page-1/#comment-20320 Doug Powers Thu, 19 Oct 2006 12:39:19 +0000 http://mensnewsdaily.com/2006/10/19/dept-of-homeland-stupidity-football-stadiums-is-the-threat-real/#comment-20320 Being a chronic attendee of sporting events -- usually Detroit Lions, Tigers, and Mich. State games, I'm constantly amazed by looking around and seeing just how easy it would be to smuggle something in that would do serious damage. I've been let right through the line while wearing a big coat, etc, without scrutiny at some of these places. I see women with large purses being let through, or if they DO look in them, they're only looking for booze bottles and such. There's little competent dome security at key points either... not enough at least to make it certain that nobody could have access to the ventilation system -- a possibility that could wreak BIG havoc. Stadiums make the "most sense" for terrorists due to the obvious concentration of people and little or no immediate escape possibility, bottlenecks, etc. Think about it, how many exits are there to these stadiums? A handful. It wouldn't take too many armed men to hold 70,000 people hostage. Unfortunately, it's going to take a tragedy to wake us up as to this specific threat. That said, go Tigers! Being a chronic attendee of sporting events — usually Detroit Lions, Tigers, and Mich. State games, I’m constantly amazed by looking around and seeing just how easy it would be to smuggle something in that would do serious damage. I’ve been let right through the line while wearing a big coat, etc, without scrutiny at some of these places. I see women with large purses being let through, or if they DO look in them, they’re only looking for booze bottles and such.

There’s little competent dome security at key points either… not enough at least to make it certain that nobody could have access to the ventilation system — a possibility that could wreak BIG havoc.

Stadiums make the “most sense” for terrorists due to the obvious concentration of people and little or no immediate escape possibility, bottlenecks, etc. Think about it, how many exits are there to these stadiums? A handful. It wouldn’t take too many armed men to hold 70,000 people hostage.

Unfortunately, it’s going to take a tragedy to wake us up as to this specific threat.

That said, go Tigers!

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