Essay On Airport Security

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Airport security has changed over the years prior to 9/11 new security measure have been added to every airport to make it safer for everybody. New technology, which has been put in airports, is metal detected so if a person comes in with explosives or weapons the detectors will be able to detect them. New baggage check that double checks peoples luggage will let you see if there is any weapons in it and the detectors will go off if there is anything metal in there. Lots of people everywhere don’t like the new technology or being checked, but even though they don’t have anything they wouldn’t know if the person sitting next to them on the plane could have something on them.

While numerous attempts to take over planes and fly them into the
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is what airport security many look at when they come in. The reason for the being like that is because they don’t know what those people on that plane have and what their bringing in the U.S. so for safety they check the bags when all the bags come down to baggage collect and they can see what’s in them. If there is something in that persons bag that’s not supposed to be there like a bomb or a weapon that person will be arrested and held in jail until the judge says that the can be transported back to what ever country they came from or they can be held in the U.S. and serve jail time then be transported back. Another thing is that there are people taking over planes when there caught they will serve a life sentence on a level four prison …show more content…
The new technology will basically see a terrorist coming from a mile away with all the new up grades that is supposed to keep them away from airports where the police can just come arrest them immediately. So with the new upgraded systems there shouldn’t be anymore worries about a plane being taken over and other new technology in the future will come out and keep it the same

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