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Issue Idea: Aircraft Security.

Waterana
18-05-2006, 02:42
No Plane, No Gain

[validity] all

New security laws for air travel have some citizens in a tail spin.

[option]"This is ridiculous," screeches @@RANDOMNAME@@, a frequent flier. "We can't take something as innocuous as a nail file on an air craft now? Not to mention my kids safety scissors, those things wouldn't cut butter, what's next on the ban list, funny hats? If you want to do something to stop nutcases hijacking planes, put armed guards on every flight if you want, but drop these stupid bans and stop treating all us passengers like criminals."
[effect]@@NAME@@'s airlines have become the favorite targets for disenchanted malcontents with an axe to grind

[option]"You'd change your tune darn quick if a plane you were on was hijacked by nail file wielding maniacs," snaps @@RANDOMNAME@@, an airline security advisor. "If anything our precautions don't go far enough. Anyone could be a terrorist in disguise, even me. We need to do background checks on every passenger, hand search every bit of baggage, and do random strip searches before boarding. Sure it will inconvenience passengers and cost a lot of @@CURRENCY@@s, but the safety of our planes and their crews must come first."
[effect]there are very long queues at every airline check-in counter

[option]"If God had meant us to fly, he'd have given us wings," preaches @@RANDOMNAME@@, an evangelist minister. "We must ban all forms of artificial flight immediately. These terrorists are the Almighty's punishment on us for invading his domain. The sky is sacred, and we should respect the fact that only those creatures God has given feathers to have a right to be up there with him. Our imitation metal monsters are an insult to the beauty of those chosen creatures."
[effect]all air craft, including the military, have been permanently grounded


Just had the idea for this run through my head, so typed it up before I forgot it. Don't think anything like it has been done before.
Quaon
19-05-2006, 00:27
Good issue.
Clan Ansu
19-05-2006, 16:25
Funky.
Emperor Matthuis
19-05-2006, 17:42
Very good issue with no faults that I can see.
Unnamend
19-05-2006, 22:27
It's needs one thing: "stats"
Waterana
19-05-2006, 23:37
Thanks everyone.

Unnamend, I didn't add the stats because I'm pretty clueless when it comes to them. Wouldn't have the foggiest idea which ones to put in. We don't have to add them to issues, so I never do ;).
Atheistic Right
20-05-2006, 00:36
Hmm... really needs a real out there option though...

MAybe something like

[option]@@RANDOMNAME@@, a staunch nudist argues. "Everyone should be nude on planes. If you can't hide things then there is no security risk. Granted people may be uncomfortable but it's a risk I'm willing to take."
[effect]Airports are full of naked people
Waterana
20-05-2006, 01:37
I appreciate the suggestion, but personally think nudity is going just a bit too far over the top :p.

The religious option is wacked out enough I think. Can't imagine many RL religious people argueing for something like that, and even less RL politicians listening to them :).
Sirocco
20-05-2006, 11:31
I'm not so sure that we should make an issue about people not being able to take scissors on planes. Is it really that important?
Quaon
20-05-2006, 12:28
I'm not so sure that we should make an issue about people not being able to take scissors on planes. Is it really that important?Is a group of protesters throwing cheese really that important? :p
Golgothastan
20-05-2006, 12:47
I'm not so sure that we should make an issue about people not being able to take scissors on planes. Is it really that important?
I think it is. This kind of thing gets discussed quite often.
Waterana
20-05-2006, 15:10
I'm not so sure that we should make an issue about people not being able to take scissors on planes. Is it really that important?

The scissors and nail files are just examples my first speaker is using to complain how stupid the bans on taking innocent things like that onto aircraft for safety reasons really are. In RL Australia, I think taking things like that onto planes are banned.

Though if you think the idea is too trivial, I'll drop it :).
Not Quite Dead Peoples
21-05-2006, 03:22
no, its not trivial at all. I take it that you live in Australia, so you might not know this, but aviation security is a big deal in America.
Emperor Matthuis
21-05-2006, 12:29
no, its not trivial at all. I take it that you live in Australia, so you might not know this, but aviation security is a big deal in America.

Sirocco lives in Scotland. (I think)

It's true, the last issue you put through was on breastfeeding in public, I think this topic is much more relevant and a very well written issue.