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This is just more security theater to ensure the easily terrorized remain compliant with the whims of law enforcement, not something that will actually make people safer.

In fact, putting a whole lot of high-capacity lithium-based batteries close together in a concentrated space that's hard to access—such as the cargo hold on an airliner on a transoceanic flight—actually seems more dangerous than having them in the passenger compartment mixed among the passengers.

But of course Daesh wouldn't possibly be able to do anything with checked luggage, they can only operate in passenger compartments. Right?