[bettilimbroke999]

I've flown several times, simply dont bring any liquids over 3 ounces, take your shoes, belt and hat off and put anything metal in your pockets in the bin and send it through and you will have no problems. Are those security procedures that difficult to comply with?

If they want to body scan you, heres a tip, fuckin LET EM. Who gives a ****? Unless you've got a very small rooster there is no reason to go crazy when asked to stand for 2 seconds in a body scanner, if you do have a microscopic rooster then feel free to opt for a pat down but dont then pull out your camera phone and videotape it and claim you are being raped by the TSA, it will not make you any money but they might take the opportunity to detain/arrest you just bc they want to see your stupid jackass miss your flight for fuckin up their day and wasting everyones time trying to get around the very basic security procedures that everyone else goes through in 30 seconds without bitching whenever they fly.

[bettilimbroke999]

Thank you TSA for keeping bombs, suicidal hijackers and stupid crazy bitches like this off my flights

[Br0nxer]

Security at airports is all for show

those fukkin idiots wouldnt know it if you had two ak 47's in your carry on luggage

[bettilimbroke999]

LOL

They do their best, not sure how effective it is but why ruin their day with this bullshit is all. If you cant accept you have to put your coins and your cell phone in a bin for 10 seconds and stand in a body scanner for 5 seconds then dont fly simple as that.

[Iced]

It's ineffective and only provides the illusion of security.

The TSA reminds me of that story about that taxi driver in New York. Well, the story goes that the taxi driver drives through the city while throwing rose petals out the window. His passenger asked him "why do you throw those rose petals out the window"? "To keep the lions away," the driver replied. The passenger retorted, "that's silly, why would you think that works?" The driver answered, "you don't see any lions, do you?"

Throwing rose petals out the window doesn't keep lions away.

Strip-searching 90 year old women doesn't keep terrorists away.

[Roadtrip635]

[robzilla]

waaaahahahaha!!!

[robzilla]

BTB, it doesnt make a difference if there is a pat down or a full body scan every 2 feet in the airport. Grabbing an old ladies boob at the airport has nothing to do with keeping anyone safe. Actually, everyone is in a lot more danger if she freaks out like this.

[HoulihansTX]

If you travel frequently, then you see how much of a pain and inconvience it is.

[floridagolfer]

First of all, about 1 percent of the flying public knows how to pack. I swear that if I sold my house and bought another one across town, I wouldn't move as much stuff as people take to the airport with them. It's simple: If you need more than one bin, you have too much crap with you.

[SportsMushroom]

you know how unhealthy that scanner is? its x rays and people should not be asked to compromise their health

[katstale]

If you travel frequently, then you see how much of a pain and inconvience it is.

Almost none of it is necessary, but they will not allow simplicity/intelligence to rule the day because this does not promote sheep and/or union votes or more government employees.

If they profiled and used facial recognition technology that has been in existence for years--approximately 50-60% of the people could just walk on thru security as quickly as we did prior to 911. Once you have eroded the presumption of innocence in a society, it is difficult to turn back.

Stossel just did an episode on how easily people just do what they are told. I encourage everyone to watch this.

[The Inevitable]

First it's, "Who gives a f****?!.. It's just a full body scan."

5 years later it's, "Who gives a f**** they're taking our guns away?!... Guns are used too often for violent crimes."

5 years later it's "Who gives a f*** they're taking the people's right to vote?!.. The Presidents never did anything anyway."

5 years later it's "Who gives a F**** there's a camera in every house and home?!.. So what?! The government it just trying to protect us."

...Etc

[RubberKettle]

If the gov't allowed the airline industry to be completely privatized we would be much better off.

[SportsMushroom]

Almost none of it is necessary, but they will not allow simplicity/intelligence to rule the day because this does not promote sheep and/or union votes or more government employees. If they profiled and used facial recognition technology that has been in existence for years--approximately 50-60% of the people could just walk on thru security as quickly as we did prior to 911. Once you have eroded the presumption of innocence in a society, it is difficult to turn back. Stossel just did an episode on how easily people just do what they are told. I encourage everyone to watch this.

its not about not wanting to racially profile, its about the fact that anyone could be a risk

Im pretty sure a 'non arab' can be convinced to carry something on a plane, willingly or not

and when that happens people will say why wasnt he searched?

[William Walters]

First it's, "Who gives a f****?!.. It's just a full body scan."

5 years later it's, "Who gives a f**** they're taking our guns away?!... Guns are used too often for violent crimes."

5 years later it's "Who gives a f*** they're taking the people's right to vote?!.. The Presidents never did anything anyway."

5 years later it's "Who gives a F**** there's a camera in every house and home?!.. So what?! The government it just trying to protect us."

...Etc

You must go through quite a bit of tin foil for that dome of yours.

[wikkidinsane]

Its all a fake sense of security. Thank 9-11 for all these bullshit policies that will supposedly keep us safe. If a terrorist want to fuk shit up they can at anytime. They can just detonate right there in the check in line area when it's busy. As far as people packing their guns, i can deal with that but sometimes regulation is good. You dont want a crazy person packing heat, so i support certain laws put in place to prevent that from happening. Any good upstanding citizen or resident can own a firearm, and those who cant get one don't deserve one anyways.

BLACK, WHITE,BROWN AND YELLOW POWER!

[icancount2one]

its not about not wanting to racially profile, its about the fact that anyone could be a risk

Im pretty sure a 'non arab' can be convinced to carry something on a plane, willingly or not

and when that happens people will say why wasnt he searched?

This.

Does anyone remember the "underwear bomber" and how much of a scandal it was that he was allowed to fly without being adequately searched?

When conservatives flip out and demand tighter security measures, for those same people to turn around and bitch now that faux-libertarianism is stylish seems incredibly ironic to me.

You idiots all seemed okay with it when it was a white Texan with his boot on your neck, and the people like me who complained about it were at best "unpatriotic" and at worst "traitors".

[icancount2one]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umTIT...layer_embedded

LOL this political ad is exactly what we're talking about.

[chilidog]

So, is everybody going to be perfectly fine with this when the TSA sets up shop at train stations, subways, bus terminals, etc? How about background checks before you can rent a car?

People are so incredibly terrified of the one thing that is inevitable, and will go to insane lengths to try to prevent it (yet all they ever do is fail).

[bettilimbroke999]

I stand in the fuckin body scanner for 5 seconds and get onto my plane...whilst the idiots are wasting everyones time crying and bitching and missing their flights...good for them, more legroom for me

People talk about the slight radiation you are exposed to for a couple seconds but do you realize how much radiation you are exposed to by that nonstop nuclear reaction in the sky

Its not that big of a deal guys, geez!

[unusialsusp5]

what i want to know is why do so many people have to fly anywhere. for what? to visit some relative who can't wait for you to leave twenty minutes after you arrive. and if you ask them to come pick you up at the airport they moan to themselves. no reason for anyone to fly anywhere, period.

[bettilimbroke999]

what i want to know is why do so many people have to fly anywhere. for what? to visit some relative who can't wait for you to leave twenty minutes after you arrive. and if you ask them to come pick you up at the airport they moan to themselves. no reason for anyone to fly anywhere, period.

Some ppl travel for business, others for vacation, how would you like to drive 40 straight hours (prolly 10 hours a day driving for 4 straight days) if you lived in the eastern US with your wife and 3 brats to California rather than take a 4 hour nap on a plane and then have to make that same drive home

Incredible speed and convenience versus driving is why ppl fly

[Maverick22]

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[bettilimbroke999]

Lol

Im assuming you dont realize that the sun causes skin cancer, foods you eat cause cancer, pollutants in the air you breathe cause cancer, blah blah blah blah blah, if you're alive and eating and breathing you are increasing your chances for cancer, guess what we're all gonna die some day you can be paranoid your ass off and die from a heart attack at 85 instead of cancer at 85 but you're still gonna die

Obviously I realize the atmosphere lowers the amount of radiation or else we'd all have skin cancer but its not a perfect lead shield around the planet

[GoIrish682]

Dont touch my junk!!!!!!!!!

[Emily_Haines]

No one should have to be subjected to radiation booths that will slow kill you or be subjected to some $9/hour flunkie sticking their hands down your pants. Only pussies that need the government to protect them and provide them services thinks this is a good thing.

[Maverick22]

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[ncsubowen]

The best protection these days comes from awareness. If a group of Saudi's from Pakistan (hint hint) try to hijack a plane now, every red-blooded American is going to do their best to stop them. The 9/11 attacks were the first to take a plane and use it as a weapon, as opposed to taking hostages or something like that. Look at the flight that was taken down in Pennsylvania, they had no awareness of the events at hand and yet still stood up to the terrorists.

Bad things are bound to happen, its how you respond to them that denotes your true nature.

[NrmlCurvSurfr]

there could be irony in the fact that people have a problem with with security checks but they are more than willing to hop in a flying can doing a couple hundred miles an hour at about 6 miles in the air, without a parachute...or maybe its not ironic at all...stop whining and just hope for a smooth flight

[Maverick22]

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[Emily_Haines]

Most Americans wring their hands in fear and need government to protect them.

[Maverick22]

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[tony_come]

We don't like to be told what to do by Asian/black/fat ppl/Mexicans!

Look at these fukks that work there.

It's a job and we as humans don't understand this...

[Maverick22]

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