[extropy-chat] John John Perry Barlow vs The Man

[Dirk Bruere]

Amara Graps wrote:

> "Apparently, Barlow did intend to suggest this. At least, he was
> prevented from introducing a lot of evidence about how screeners do
> things that are useful for finding drugs. At a minimum, Barlow wanted
> to suggest that screeners who are supposed to be looking for
> explosives should not be permitted to use search techniques or
> procedures that are specifically aimed at finding drugs rather than
> explosives (arguably, for example, shaking a bottle).
>
I would expect that in a proper search for explosives not only would 
bottles be shaken, but bottles not sealed by the manufacturer would be 
opened for cursory inspection. It is still extremely easy to smuggle 
bombs aboard aircraft if the right explosive (liquid) is used. As for 
batteries, detonators etc, can an X ray distinguishe between a detonator 
and an electrolytic cap in a laptop?

-- 
Dirk

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