Why The TSA Doesn't Stop Terrorist Attacks - Adam Ruins Everything

[Music] if you have a laptop put it in a separate bin take out your cell phones bracelets metal if you have a pacemaker remove it it's not stopped this time so I should be back for dinner nervous no no no I am they have body scanners and they're fighting people down and whit's take off our shoes so it's all very um steady yard so I'm just glad they're here to protect us love you [Music] actually the TSA doesn't protect us from terrorist attacks yeah I'm not just a stranger Phil I have a TV show and you're on that TV show no thank you hi I'm Adam Conover and this is Adam ruins everything [Music] look I know that TSA screenings are annoying but they stop terrorists actually there's very little evidence that the TSA has ever stopped a terrorist let alone one with a bomb hey don't say bomb we've rigged it haven't they stopped an attack not that we know of they didn't stop the shoe bomber they didn't stop the underwear bomber heck they probably won't stop the crop-top vomit so it did stuff all this box easy all the other security measures we added since 9/11 like reinforced cockpit blast doors the increased number of air marshals the heightened awareness of passengers like you and me and intelligence agencies that work to stop attacks before they even happen yeah we knew about this guy we replaced his bullets punch my favorite but the TSA does nothing for one thing they straight-up suck at screening when the Department of Homeland Security tested them the TSA failed to find mock weapons and explosives 95% of the time no way really hey you can't bring this knife here here are your other knives back also if you wouldn't mind real big smile pose for Instagram beautiful Instagram yeah they post everything they confiscate to Instagram and it's pretty embarrassing what filter do you like do you like Kelvin Mayfair all day most the stuff they confiscate is just novelty crap no look that's a grenade no that's just a vape that's shaped like a grenade how is that dangerous but that's a samurai sword that's a weapon those aren't weapons those are replica weapons and their owner isn't a terrorist he's a dweeb and stop calling them samurai swords it's a Master Sword replica from The Legend of Zelda all right confiscating fake weapons and stopping people from just saying the word bomb come on man get up those things do nothing to stop terrorism they just create the illusion of security it's a concept called security theater now thank you step aside for an eye perceives the mace your breeches high last wastrel villains such as I hoon there shall preach thy fine secure time [Applause] security theater is a show the agency puts on to make it look like they're doing a lot to protect us and make sure to tag me David even though they're not but who's that I was hoping you'd show up that's Bruce Schneier he's a renowned expert on security theater why has he asked you to I'm broadcasting from a secure location and I couldn't get through the metal detector anyway as far as screening goes what we had before September 11 is actually quite adequate taking your shoes off and putting your liquids in a separate bag doesn't actually make you safer it just makes you feel safer but if we feel safer isn't that isn't that good well first the illusion of security isn't worth it if you have to give up essential freedoms and privacy's to get it hey watch it stop clenching and secondly it's dangerous to present the illusion of security when the system is actually quite vulnerable to terrorist attacks what it is oh yeah even if this screening worked it would only protect us against the last way we were attacked it does nothing to stop terrorists from finding new ways to hurt us the terrorists can see our charity they can figure out how to get around it so instead of try to make airports impregnable we should take the money we're wasting on the TSA and spend it on things that work intelligence investigation and emergency response face it Phil the TSA does nothing but violate your privacy and waste your time man this robot is right I quit oh these uniforms are very cheap you're free to go hey I'm Adam from CollegeHumor if you like that clip make sure to check out my new show Adam leaves everything Tuesdays at 10:00 p.m. on truTV it's gonna ruin your Tuesday but trust me the rest of your week will be fine

Channel: CollegeHumor

Views: 12,073,350

Rating: 4.8885865 out of 5

Keywords: Collegehumor, CH originals, Adam Ruins Everything, ARE, TSA, terrorist, attacks, terrorist attacks, threats, safety, security, airport, flying, airport security, truTV, funny, sketch, sketch comedy, comedy, internet, humor, television, security theatre

Id: -LDzOi1dyAA

Length: 5min 12sec (312 seconds)

Published: Mon Oct 05 2015

Reddit Comments

[u/fuweike]

All true, but they missed the part about it being a jobs program. The TSA scoops up huge numbers of unemployed people to help pump stats. They have paid jobs, but make no contribution.

[u/mcneff]

This video has a lot of great points. However, it mentions that mass surveillance is a good way to stop terrorism. I'm pretty sure most of the readers on this sub would disagree.

[u/RockKillsKid]

I don't dispute that the TSA is a terribly flawed program, but I wanted to point out that the Underwear Bomber flight did not originate in the US, but the Netherlands. I don't think the TSA operate at foreign airports for all flights with destinations in the US?