It was with some amusement yesterday that I watched the news of the foiled terrorist plot in Merrie Old England. It’s not that I find terrorism amusing- far from it- but I was amazed at how the actions of a committed few can prevent the somnolent many from carrying their Starbucks coffee on to their flights. We already have to take our shoes off and pad through security barefoot like some modern-day Li’l Abner…but things could be worse. We should all be saying a prayer of thanks that Richard Reid snuck his bomb onto the plane in his shoes and not in his underwear. Lord only knows where we’d be otherwise….
I’m also beginning to wonder what it says about our world when our most renowned innovators are hackers, porn site operators, and terrorists. I don’t pretend to have an answer to that question, but yesterday’s events really brought it home to me. It’s truly fascinating the new, different, and amazing simple ways that people will come up with to kill their fellow man, isn’t it? Just think if this penchant for innovation and ingenuity was used for something that would actually benefit mankind. ‘Course, I’m not that naive to think that this would ever actually happen….
