FAKE SECURITY: On Saturday I Took Visitors To The Smithsonian...

[arwalden]

... Air & Space Museum and Natural History Museum.

The Air & Space and Natural History museums both had magnetometers at the security checkpoint. The Air & Space museum had an X-ray machine.

Man-Oh-Man... beep-beep-beep... that thing was beeping like mad and the "guards" were just waving people through without follow up, without "wanding" and without emptying pockets and re-trying.

JUST ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!

THIS is what passes for security??

So the Natural History museum didn't have an X-ray machine... just a man with a 12" long dowel stick. Each visitor was required to open their bag/purse/camera case/whatever and allow the inspector to use the dowel prod around and peek in your bags. --- His efforts were half-hearted at best.

Is this a deterrent?

Is it real security?

Or is it just for show?

Personally I was appalled!!

-- Allen

[WoodrowFan]

1. Terrorists

It's a well known fact that terrorists are terrified of beeping noises, so the wands beeping are enough!!

[JHB]

2. Hey, what's in museums anyway?

Just a couple of vases, right?

Rummy said so. :dunce: