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Old 11-16-2010, 01:29 PM   #1
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Yeh - keep pissing them off.
He's one car accident/gas leak away from disappearing permanently.
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Old 11-16-2010, 01:42 PM   #2
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I also read somewhere that in light of the backlash against these more invasive security measures, children under the age of 12 will not be patted down. So no more incidents like shown in the video above in the thread (now removed).

Saw a picture recently of an old nun in full habit forced to get up out of her wheel chair to be patted down because she refused to be seen naked on the machine. Disgusting.
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Old 11-16-2010, 02:55 PM   #3
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Well isn't it religious extremists we're worried about?
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Old 11-17-2010, 03:20 PM   #4
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Old 11-17-2010, 03:27 PM   #5
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I'll never fly again. Fuck 'em.
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Old 11-17-2010, 05:24 PM   #6
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I'll never fly again. Fuck 'em.
Me too !

But this made me wonder...
Why are people willing to go through these invasions of privacy ?

1) Some may think it is to keep planes from flying into buildings.
But that can be prevented by a secure door into the pilots cabin.

2) Some may feel it is for personal security... i.e., I want everyone else on my plane to be screened.

But if an airline can guarantee (#1), then the only problem is (#2)
Paper is much cheaper than whole-body scanners.
So why don't we start our own airline where NO passengers are screened... passengers must just sign an "informed consent".
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Old 11-17-2010, 05:33 PM   #7
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1) Some may think it is to keep planes from flying into buildings.
But that can be prevented by a secure door into the pilots cabin.
You don't even need that. You just need the passengers to remember 9-11, and you won't get any more hijackings. 9-11 worked because the passengers expected the planes to land somewhere, followed by some sort of hostage negotiation. That is no longer the case.

(bombs are a different issue)
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Old 11-17-2010, 03:39 PM   #8
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Fuck who? TSA won't care.
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Old 11-18-2010, 12:46 AM   #9
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Fuck who? TSA won't care.
Actually, I said that kinda wrong. Ima try that again:

I have previously made the personal decision that I have taken my last airplane flight already, so, fuck 'em.

I know they still won't care, but, fuck 'em anyway.




Heheh, I said 'butfuck'.
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Old 11-17-2010, 06:29 PM   #10
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Whatever happened to that guy who tried to check out of the hospital and got the shit kicked out of him by the guards? This guy got off lightly.
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Old 11-17-2010, 10:12 PM   #11
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(bombs are a different issue)
It's my understanding that this is what they're afraid of at this point. First, everyone on the plane dies of course, but second, if they time it right the whole thing comes crashing down into a major metropolitan area.
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Old 11-17-2010, 10:17 PM   #12
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if they time it right the whole thing comes crashing down into a major metropolitan area.
Yeh like that's EVER happened?

Next thing you'll tell me is that they'll fly one into a building or something.
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Old 11-19-2010, 03:13 PM   #13
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I'm flying to NJ next Tuesday. I'm hoping for a pat down and I plan on asking for a happy ending.
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Old 11-19-2010, 05:06 PM   #14
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Show up with a massive hard on Sheldon, that'll get their attention real quick.
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Old 11-22-2010, 09:44 AM   #15
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