Comments on: Laptops And Security Checkpoints - On Or Off? http://mybiggestcomplaint.com/laptops-and-security-checkpoints-on-or-off/383/ Where the world comes to complain. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:19:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: morecoffee http://mybiggestcomplaint.com/laptops-and-security-checkpoints-on-or-off/383/#comment-657 morecoffee Wed, 25 Jul 2007 17:18:45 +0000 http://mybiggestcomplaint.com/laptops-and-security-checkpoints-on-or-off/383/#comment-657 chewie said: [quote] I've always found it hard to believe that a laptop could not turn on and still be a bomb. It's a ludicrous presumption in the first place.[/quote] Yes, it seems like a person could use the laptop to detonate the bomb (or a bomb in another location), in which case demonstrating that it can turn on is also demonstrating that it could be a trigger device. It would be nice if somebody from TSA could comment. chewie said:

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I’ve always found it hard to believe that a laptop could not turn on and still be a bomb. It’s a ludicrous presumption in the first place.[/quote]

Yes, it seems like a person could use the laptop to detonate the bomb (or a bomb in another location), in which case demonstrating that it can turn on is also demonstrating that it could be a trigger device.

It would be nice if somebody from TSA could comment.

]]> By: chewie http://mybiggestcomplaint.com/laptops-and-security-checkpoints-on-or-off/383/#comment-634 chewie Tue, 24 Jul 2007 12:03:22 +0000 http://mybiggestcomplaint.com/laptops-and-security-checkpoints-on-or-off/383/#comment-634 I agree completely, which is it? Do laptops need to be turned on after x-rays or not? If one organization is doing an extra step and the other (TSA) is not, why are they not? If the TSA leaves out an entire step they are slacking. If the other security checkpoints are adding a step, they are either wasting your time or are underfunded and don't have the equipment the TSA does and are not providing all the security you need. I've always found it hard to believe that a laptop could not turn on and still be a bomb. It's a ludicrous presumption in the first place. I agree completely, which is it? Do laptops need to be turned on after x-rays or not? If one organization is doing an extra step and the other (TSA) is not, why are they not? If the TSA leaves out an entire step they are slacking. If the other security checkpoints are adding a step, they are either wasting your time or are underfunded and don’t have the equipment the TSA does and are not providing all the security you need.

I’ve always found it hard to believe that a laptop could not turn on and still be a bomb. It’s a ludicrous presumption in the first place.

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