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Eugene Gold Wednesday 17 November 2010 |
I had a bit of a dilemma about this email received from a contributor in Germany. The good cop inside me says 'do not touch it with a barge pole', whilst the bad cop was simply amused.
The bad cop won and so I publish below. I will leave the comments to you.
Here's a solution to all the controversy over full-body scanners at the airports.
All we need to do is develop a booth that you can step into that will not X-ray you, but will detonate any explosive device you may have hidden on or in your body. The explosion will be contained within the sealed booth.
This would be a win-win for everyone. There would be none of this crap about racial profiling and the device would eliminate long and expensive trials.
This is so simple that it's brilliant. I can see it now: you're in the airport terminal and you hear a muffled explosion. Shortly thereafter an announcement comes over the PA system, "Attention, standby passengers! We now have a seat available on flight number..."
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Jayne Banks, London 19 November 2010, 01:22PM | |
I cannot agree with your publishing things like this. | |
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Christine Lamont 23 November 2010, 01:25PM | |
Great story and probably a great idea. | |
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Jack Match, NSW, Australia 24 November 2010, 10:16AM | |
Too right. Back home we would burn the buggers. | |
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Emily, Dublin 27 November 2010, 10:30AM | |
I feel that this is harsh but fair. Why should thousands of people loose their lives when the person who is trying to kill us could get caught? I believe if you kill somebody then you should give your life in return. | |
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Lance Price 30 November 2010, 11:01AM | |
I read that Saudi schools in London are teaching a form of Islam that calls for amputations, flogging and death. This is, quite properly, regarded as extremism. | |
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Simon, Ramsgate 4 December 2010, 10:23AM | |
I believe that this idea will benefit us in some ways, it would save thousands of lives and will cut down on the amount of terrorist attacks that are committed on aircrafts. | |
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