Individuals found in possession of a dirty bomb and a rocket-propelled grenade in his baggage is classified as dangerous and linked to terror attacks. Especially after the 9/11 attacks that greatly affected the United States economy, the government through the Transport Security Administration have ensured that such suspicious activities are combated at the airports. Agent wolf should sound a security alarm to call for reinforcement in order to arrest the passenger, whose flight should be cancelled. Wolf should then alert the Criminal Investigation Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the office of Terrorism and Financial intelligence of the arrest for them to investigate the passenger (Sweet, 2009). The RPG and the dirty bombs should be delivered to the department of defense to ensure that they do not cause harm to other passengers. I believe that the person’s civil liberties, human rights, and the Fifth Amendment rights recognize the government’s effort to fight terrorist activities. Therefore, would encourage arrest, conviction and fair trial (Fenwick, 2012). On classification, the FAA should not include such classifications because they might hinder the fight against terrorists.
In my opinion, I believe that every person with a criminal mind has the potential to conduct terrorism activities despite their age. Additionally, I believe that the intelligence units at the United States airports have the capabilities to identify an individual suspicious of terror related crimes, which is one of eth major reasons for screening at airports alongside other issues such as drug trafficking. Therefore, I believe passengers who are 75 years or older should also be subjected to screening and that they should remove their jackets as well as their shoes while going through the airport security, unless specified by an authorized physician (TSA, 2013). Additionally, the terrorist groups to transport explosives through the airport if they are not properly screened could also use these people.
References:
Transport Security Administration. (02 August 2013). Retrieved from http://www.tsa.gov/traveler-information/screening-passengers-75-and-older
Sweet M. K. (2009). Aviation and airport security: terrorism and safety concerns. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press.
Fenwick H. (2012). Civil Liberties & Human Rights, fourth edition. London: Rutledge.
