that is practically like a military base. well not exactly but where was the security during this? i know only one hostage died. but that is one too many. why the hell are people going crazy during the anniversery of the calabine? What do yall think?
2007-04-23 01:41:56 · 7 answers · asked by sexy southern chick 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
this hole world is goin to hell! and its the worlds fault! i mean think bout it, columbine happened cause two kids were being bullyed, same thing with Virginia Tech, kid was bullyed and took it out on other people. those kids shouldnt of been bullying em preiod...but the kids shouldnt of shot up the schools eighter! its just a ****** up situation. this world has so many problems it sint even funny.
2007-04-23 04:22:02 · answer #1 · answered by Trevor 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Security is 90% mental. As has been demonstrated time and again, most security is against a perceived threat rather than for creating a secure process. If the security forces guess attack trajectories A, B, C, and E, and the would-be attacker uses vector D, s/he wins.
A case in point is the security theatre to be seen at most US airports. As Robert Fisk once noted (rough paraphrase): "After 9/11, I could have my toothpaste but not my dinnerware. Now, I can have my dinnerware but not my toothpaste." Aside from harassing the general public and making a show of doing something, I would render an estimate that 75% to 90% of all airport security measures are psychological in their effect, making travellers feel safer and making the government and the airport authorities look like they are doing something.
No real threats are foiled. Rather, such measures only combat amateurs -- the same people who would have been foiled prior to 11 Sept-type measures. The current US regime touts its success by saying that no terrorists have succeeded in hijacking planes, etc. in the last five year. But, as William Blum notes, no terrorists succeed in hijacking planes, etc. in the five years prior to 11 Sept 2001 either.
With regard to the Johnson Space Center, one could naturally lock down almost every vector/trajectory for 98% security, but that would cost virtually all of your operating budget and probably make it such that people could not do their work.
Hope this helps. As Helen Keller observed: "Security does not exist in nature." It is essentially a human construct.
2007-04-23 02:10:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think this whole world is going crazy like I mean 32 killed in Virginia, the world is crazy. And why I think there are so many shootings, because people know there gonna become famous for it. I mean those victims, did they get to air their dreams before they died? No, so why should the gunman achieve their dream. I think the whole idea is crazy.
2007-04-23 01:56:26 · answer #3 · answered by black_lightning 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question. We were there last year and had to wait on long lines to go through metal detectors and have bags searched before entering the visitors center.
2007-04-23 01:53:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lax security. They only do spot checks for weapons. This guy chanced it and succeeded in getting in.
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2007-04-23 01:45:19 · answer #5 · answered by Jacob W 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think he was a contractor that worked there, and as previously stated their security was lax for him to get a weapon in.
2007-04-23 01:49:41 · answer #6 · answered by medah20001 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He worked there!
2007-04-23 02:23:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋