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32. Seems reasonable to me

Fri Apr 7, 2017, 06:26 AM

Apr 2017

If US intel indicate that folks are actively planning to bring down a plane by hiding a bomb in a laptop, and that such a bomb is currently not detectable by airport screening, then it makes sense to restrict laptops from being taken as carry-ons on planes until the screening technology is improved and such bombs could be detected.

Those restrictions would certainly be put in place in the aftermath of such a bombing, if one did occur, why not be proactive and take the necessary measures to prevent such a thing from happening in the first place, if possible.

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Half assed solution- ship your stuff ahead, packaged well and fully insured. KittyWampus Apr 2017 #7

If terrorists are using laptops as bombs, what difference if they're checked baggage or carry-on? mainer Apr 2017 #9

C'mon. U know it's just red-meat for Teh Knuckle-Dragging Murkin' Trumpkin dunce brigade ... mr_lebowski Apr 2017 #10

The claim I saw on TV: Checked baggage goes through ... JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2017 #13

They should be banned on all flights in the US oberliner Apr 2017 #11

Not sure if serious... Baconator Apr 2017 #22

If there are undetectable bombs that could be hidden in laptops oberliner Apr 2017 #23

Holy crap... Baconator Apr 2017 #24

What would be the argument against doing so? oberliner Apr 2017 #25

That's the kind of thinking that leads to full body cavity searches... Baconator Apr 2017 #28

Not 100% safety--a New York billionaire died in his panic room in 1999 when tblue37 Apr 2017 #30

Absolutely.. Baconator Apr 2017 #33

US intel indicates that terrorists are actively trying to hide a bomb in a laptop oberliner Apr 2017 #31

It's not minor... Baconator Apr 2017 #34

Of course there is no way to make things completely safe... oberliner Apr 2017 #35

It isn't reasonable... Baconator Apr 2017 #36

Fair enough oberliner Apr 2017 #45

My reaction too... WoonTars Apr 2017 #37

One would hope that you are being sarcastic. GoneOffShore Apr 2017 #29

Seems reasonable to me oberliner Apr 2017 #32

Because they won't explode in the cargo hold? WoonTars Apr 2017 #38

Everyone travels naked with no luggage and a full cavity check... Baconator Apr 2017 #39

Yes it is... WoonTars Apr 2017 #40

Not sure about that oberliner Apr 2017 #44

With that mindset, nothing that anyone can say will dissuade the TSA from cavity searches. GoneOffShore Apr 2017 #42

Cavity searches are not akin to restricting certain items from carry ons oberliner Apr 2017 #43

It's a slippery slope. GoneOffShore Apr 2017 #47

Understood oberliner Apr 2017 #48

Are they scared of bombs disguised as laptop batteries? hunter Apr 2017 #14

Terrorists may have developed bombs disguised as laptops, officials fear oberliner Apr 2017 #27

Hell's bells. Well, back to packing half a dozen paperbacks. Hekate Apr 2017 #16

This won't happen- Nobody, NOBODY in business that carries their laptop for travel would check it snooper2 Apr 2017 #21

Maybe use cloud storage for your data? oberliner Apr 2017 #26

United has switched a large number of their internal US flights to wifi enabled inflight... WoonTars Apr 2017 #41

Gee, what a windfall for sticky-fingered TSA agents/baggage handlers. alarimer Apr 2017 #46