Comments on: Grant’s Law http://www.buzzbishop.com/blog/2008/02/01/grants-pain-in-the-ass/ spread the word, ya heard? Sat, 11 Oct 2008 23:15:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: buzz http://www.buzzbishop.com/blog/2008/02/01/grants-pain-in-the-ass/#comment-242 buzz Fri, 01 Feb 2008 23:24:22 +0000 http://www.buzzbishop.com/blog/2008/02/01/grants-pain-in-the-ass/#comment-242 Thanks for your comment, Jen. Grant's death was a freak accident. It's not something that is a trend, or a widespread problem. It was an unfortunate set of circumstances coming together to form a tragic perfect storm. Bringing these regs in 24/7 does little more than put a lid on Pandora's box already after it has been opened. Much like the liquid and shoe issues, the solutions are brought down after the fact. They are not preventative, they are reactionary and the reactions far exceed the threats that previously existed. Thanks for your comment, Jen.

Grant’s death was a freak accident. It’s not something that is a trend, or a widespread problem. It was an unfortunate set of circumstances coming together to form a tragic perfect storm.

Bringing these regs in 24/7 does little more than put a lid on Pandora’s box already after it has been opened.

Much like the liquid and shoe issues, the solutions are brought down after the fact. They are not preventative, they are reactionary and the reactions far exceed the threats that previously existed.

]]> By: Jen http://www.buzzbishop.com/blog/2008/02/01/grants-pain-in-the-ass/#comment-240 Jen Fri, 01 Feb 2008 22:21:40 +0000 http://www.buzzbishop.com/blog/2008/02/01/grants-pain-in-the-ass/#comment-240 Is the inconvenience on our part really too much to bear if it means saving just one person? Sure, you're not a bad man, but who's to say that some guy that doesn't look like a bad man isn't going to sneak a dasani full of explosive material on a plane? Who's to say an honest looking person can be trusted not to gas and run? On the other hand, who's to say that someone wearing a veil or is middle eastern will blow up the plane... yet until these laws were passed they were "randomly selecting" passengers to check, yet many of these "random" people were check based mostly on suspicion of their last name or appearances. I'm more than willing to unlace my shoes at the airport or to prepay for my gas if it means that it makes it safer for others to do their job, or prevents any prejudicial thinking. We're all so quick to complain about how these things are inconveniencing us but even quicker to complain when simple measures could have saved a life or prevented disaster. It's five minutes out of your day, if it's really that much of a problem used debit or credit and pay at the pump. Is the inconvenience on our part really too much to bear if it means saving just one person? Sure, you’re not a bad man, but who’s to say that some guy that doesn’t look like a bad man isn’t going to sneak a dasani full of explosive material on a plane? Who’s to say an honest looking person can be trusted not to gas and run? On the other hand, who’s to say that someone wearing a veil or is middle eastern will blow up the plane… yet until these laws were passed they were “randomly selecting” passengers to check, yet many of these “random” people were check based mostly on suspicion of their last name or appearances.

I’m more than willing to unlace my shoes at the airport or to prepay for my gas if it means that it makes it safer for others to do their job, or prevents any prejudicial thinking. We’re all so quick to complain about how these things are inconveniencing us but even quicker to complain when simple measures could have saved a life or prevented disaster. It’s five minutes out of your day, if it’s really that much of a problem used debit or credit and pay at the pump.

]]> By: Paul Hillsdon http://www.buzzbishop.com/blog/2008/02/01/grants-pain-in-the-ass/#comment-239 Paul Hillsdon Fri, 01 Feb 2008 22:06:52 +0000 http://www.buzzbishop.com/blog/2008/02/01/grants-pain-in-the-ass/#comment-239 Completely agree Buzz. A few bad apples cause a panic and government applies stupid reactionary regulations. Prepaying for gas will only ever work if the government makes all debit charges at banks null. Only then will it be as convenient for the consumer. Prepaying by cash is the biggest pain in the ass possible and not everyone wants to rack up charges on debit or buy all their gas on credit. Completely agree Buzz. A few bad apples cause a panic and government applies stupid reactionary regulations. Prepaying for gas will only ever work if the government makes all debit charges at banks null. Only then will it be as convenient for the consumer. Prepaying by cash is the biggest pain in the ass possible and not everyone wants to rack up charges on debit or buy all their gas on credit.

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