9/11: A Positive Or Negative Impact On The US

Do you think the evolution of airport security since 9/11 has made a positive or negative impact on the U.S. I think it has impacted the safety of U.S citizens positively because, before 9/11 you didn’t even have to take off your shoes, or any of your electronics out of your bag and you didn’t have to have a passport to go to and from Canada. We are a lot safer now that security is being taken seriously. 54% of people say that they would give up their privacy and freedoms to be protected from terrorist attacks.

I know some people might think that airport security is a little bit much but really all of it is for a reason. The reason we go through the metal detectors is to make sure that we don’t have anything dangerous with you that could injure anyone. We have to put our bags through the infrared camera so they can check and make sure you don’t have anything threatening in your luggage. It’s always good to know that your flight is safe and everyone on your flight is too. Security has changed so much since 2001 and will probably continue to change for the better. I am glad our country is doing everything they can to make sure that nothing like 9/11 will ever happen again. …show more content…
I think all security and precautions are effective but sometimes fail. Even with all of the heavy security we have today is it enough? There are still horrible people who want to blow your aircraft to bits and pieces and will do anything to do that. There have only been 20 crashes in 2015 that’s really good compared to the 208 crashes in 2001. By making the security better and more strict has prevented a lot of crashes. Maybe some day we can get those 20 crashes down to 0 but until then 20 is pretty good to