September 11th 2001, will be a day forever etched in American history. On what seemed to be a perfect Tuesday morning, an American Airline flight holding 767 passengers crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Center, instantly killing hundreds and trapping hundreds more. Nearly 20 minutes later a United Airlines flight holding another, 767 passengers was crashed into the south tower, killing hundreds. It was at this moment that America realized that they were under attack. Many people ask, could this attack have been avoided? America decided in order to prevent future attacks of such awful proportions, the government has to to change how far they take the extent of safety. Some things that were changed to ensure safety were, the passing of the Aviation and Transportation security act, the amount of money that goes towards government agencies, an increase of security in airports and airplanes, the amount of privacy one actually has, and the ability to be searched when it comes to travel.
Before the attacks on September 11th, the United States clearly had many safety lapses when it came to travel, however no one thought that any attacks would ever happen at such gigantic proportions. This is where the main question of, could we have prevented this with better security? comes …show more content…
One example of this is when the TSA stops you to make sure are not carrying anything potentially dangerous, “The new TSA implemented procedures that included stricter guidelines on passenger and luggage screening. Only ticketed passengers could go through security, and an ever-changing array of machinery and procedures were introduced to scan for weapons and destructive items. As new threats were discovered after 9/11, new procedures were introduced, including removing shoes and banning liquids.” This makes sure that no one can make a bomb or possibly hijack the
Before the attacks on September 11th, the United States clearly had many safety lapses when it came to travel, however no one thought that any attacks would ever happen at such gigantic proportions. This is where the main question of, could we have prevented this with better security? comes …show more content…
One example of this is when the TSA stops you to make sure are not carrying anything potentially dangerous, “The new TSA implemented procedures that included stricter guidelines on passenger and luggage screening. Only ticketed passengers could go through security, and an ever-changing array of machinery and procedures were introduced to scan for weapons and destructive items. As new threats were discovered after 9/11, new procedures were introduced, including removing shoes and banning liquids.” This makes sure that no one can make a bomb or possibly hijack the