[oldenuff2no]

After the first guy was apprehended I'm sure the rest were told to sit down and stay there. Blankets and pillows were collected and the plane secured. This is SOP with most airlines when there is any kind of problem.
Dogs. I'm retired military. My job in the military, MOS, was a dog handler. I have handled and trained every kind of dog that uncle sam has in his inventory. I have been on the other end of a leash of many bomb, ordnance, dogs. There in no mechanical or electronic device on this earth that has the efficiency of a good dog in detecting explosives. Every major airport in the world should have a hundred dogs and 50 handlers on the pay role. I was listening to the news a few minutes ago and the idiot commentator said that the dogs would not work because they would offend some people. What a moron. The dogs can detect explosives no matter where they hide them. Are we so afraid of offending muslims that we are willing to sacrifice the lives of Americans??? That is total and complete BS!!!!! Get the bomb dogs and make every passenger and air crew member submit to a K-9 walk by. It will stop this kind of bombing. One last thing. I could care less who is offended when we are keeping our aircraft safe. If they don't want to be cleared by the dog then they don't fly. No person or no item should be placed on the aircraft until the dog says it is OK.

[blueplum]

muslims consider dogs unclean - they would be ‘offended’. Now, myself, I’d recommend 2 dogs per int’l flight. minimum. I like dogs.

[jospehm20]

“Are we so afraid of offending muslims that we are willing to sacrifice the lives of Americans???”

Yes, our government is.

[Eagles6]

‘Zactly, couldn’t agree with you more.

[ventana]

Oldenuff...

I have long wondered why each village is not beefed up with a very good and active k9 unit. Columbine and Virginia Tech incidents would be so far better handled if an aggressive k9 unit were unleashed to bring down the perpetrators.

Dogs should be deployed, as you suggested, at every airport. I would sure feel safer!

The nimwits who make me take off my shoes are no match for a well trained schutzhund.
V’s wife.