Guy In Speedo Gets Through TSA Checkpoint

isn't he banned

the politics that allowed this are just as much to blame, but for them not to realize this ***is ridiculous (and the backlash they're getting is obvious) and that they should change their policies to things not so invasive and more effective measures and get the other politics out of it (scanners being pushed by politicians backed by the manufacturers anyone?) we might actually get something done.

yeah, go to your local area community college and take a course on history and then you'll see.

my thought was "why did they allow them on the plane, box cutters went against the airport security guidelines" (before tsa tookover)

the sad part is that i agree with jet on principle here

he's just so terrible at expressing it

dinner tray upside the head > box cutter

i'm not sure what kind of H2H combat prepares you for 100ish passengers

that said, the reason for thier compliance was likely that most hostage situations before that ended with landing and demanding money, in other words with the passengers living through the ordeal

it's possible that they figured the hijackers were the only ones left that knew how to fly the plane

sorry, I get choked on their posts and am too busy /facepaling

oh your god, the terrorists are the RL NEO!

I'd rather go down knowing only we would die, instead of a whole lot more people dying, when faced in a hostage situation, it's never a good idea to not question their demands.

Please!! Just please help me understand how not having nail clippers - and how spending any money on doing keeping them off planes- saves lives!!

I won't, and I don't think that any one else on "my side" will either, try to say there should be no security, or that there isn't some good things being done. The idea is to get rid of the pointless crap. And if that happened, oh wow, hey! That frees up people, money, and other resources to work on more of the GOOD STUFF! OMFG what a concept.

For sure.

I still wonder what it was like. I mean, knowing what we know now about what was happening, it's easy to say (and be right) that simple numbers should have been able to pretty easily overwhelm the terrorists - armed or not. Was it just the passengers believing that everything would be ok, if they just remain calm? It's such a sad situation.

That's what I was afraid of. :(

the other thing is, like i said, the passengers thought they were going to live through the situation because that's how all hijackings ended before

i think an attempt to hijack a plane today would end very differently

that said, as jearik mentioned in another thread, that's one of the reasons terrorist networks won't try that tack again anytime soon

much cheaper and easier to move on to the next idea in the endless list of things we don't have security procedures for yet

yay for spending billions of dollars to protect us against all the things the terrorists already crossed off their list of things to try

And if you were sexually abused as a kid, would you want a TSA agents hands all over your 12 yo daughter? Or even worse, if your child has been sexually abused before, would you want them to have a complete stranger touching them like that?

Do you need it?




hint: It's the Berlin wall

IT'S OKAY IF WE DON'T HAVE RIGHTS CUZ NINE ELEVEN NINE ELEVEN NINE ELEVEN NINE ELEVEN NINE ELEVEN NINE ELEVEN NINE ELEVEN NINE ELEVEN NINE ELEVEN

NEVER FERGIT

indeed, the money would be better spent overseas trying to get the people in the countries the insurgents flourish running a propaganda campaign against the insurgents, that's how you stop planes from blowing up, not by violating people's rights.

Try the BILL OF RIGHTS Amendment #4 to be exact

I'm probably going to come off sounding like a complete idiot, so if I do, I apologize in advance.

I have to take a variety of medication every day for various reasons, and a couple are really hard on organs of mine. I'm supposed to avoid radiation as best I can (well aware it's everywhere) and try to not accelerate any damage my insides take. That being said, earlier in life I was abused and raped by an old boyfriend. I'm very, very, very sensitive to silly things, and am pretty much scared of my own shadow as a result.

I go to America every year, to see friends and people I consider to be family. (gogo LGBT) A patdown outside the clothes I can deal with...I don't like it, but security is an important thing to have. I've read horrible stories of popped ostomy bags, but even worse for me (I don't have an ostomy bag, thank god) I read about TSA people putting their hands between peoples underwear and skin and essentially feeling their way around down there. No matter how much I mentally prepare myself for that, I'm going to cry. I'll probably get even more advanced screening as a result, being all suspicious and whatnot (>______>) and really, the entire idea just scares the hell out of me.

I won't even get into the tampon story. Blugh.

I'm happy they're trying to protect us, and will try to treat them with dignity and respect, knowing they're just doing their job and all..but I really do feel they're crossing a line. That's just me, though.

I also notice I'm not reading anything anywhere about...do they change their policies on what sex rubs you down, depending on your sexual preference? What about Transgendered individuals? Which sex pats them down? I'm sure a M->F wouldn't really be comfortable with a man rubbin them down there, and vice versa for a F->M.

Genius, you have completely discredited anything I have ever said or will ever say again, you win sir. You are now the omnipotent infallible *** ape of the day, wear your uni-brow proudly as the mantle of your absolute superiority.

ftfy

The entire ordeal is beyond necessary and proper, and in your case I feel bad for you and would recommend coming in on an airport that doesn't use these idiotic and ineffective methods even if it requires more than 1 stop.