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mahyarm on Dec 21, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Smoke Screening: Journalist tests TSA

Before the TSA, we had xray luggage scanners and metal detectors world wide. Now how the majority of the public interacts with the TSA at airports, you go through a metal detector or body xray and xray luggage scanners. What else has changed?

ams6110 on Dec 22, 2011 [–]

We had xray inspection of carry-on luggage. Checked bags, and especially cargo, didn't really get inspected at all, before 9/11.

Terretta on Dec 22, 2011 | [–]

Lockerbie didn't get us excited enough--it happened over there.

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