Homeland Security color coded advisory system to be scrapped?

One of the more insane ways the government is protecting us may soon come to an end.

After 9/11, the previous administration decided that scary colors and a constant "threat level" warning at the airport would help keep people aware of the danger of terrorists.

Of course, the system is pretty useless, and after 6 years, it may come to an end. A committee is meeting next week to decide whether they'll modify or abolish it.

I've never been a fan of the scare tactics, and I think it was pretty obvious to everyone that we'd never reach "blue" or "green". Which essentially means everyone should always be scared and prepared for the worst. The nation has already learned that fear doesn't work too well, so the best course of action is to simply be observant and keep our eyes open for anything out of the ordinary. We don't need snazzy colors and verbal airport warnings to be reminded of that.

So, fingers crossed that common sense prevails, and that we may finally see these stupid signs disappear, along with the scary announcements at the airport.

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