AndyMan 7 #26 December 13, 2004 QuoteThis was indicated on our boarding pass by SSSS in the upper right hand corner. The SSSS code is a dead-givaway. We made light of it by speculating the acronym meant "Super Strip Search Security". We thought that was a joke... _Am__ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kennedy 0 #27 December 13, 2004 QuoteSo you agree with me then - capital punishment should be privatized. Since Law Enforcement/Corrections, Environmental Protection, and National Defense/Intelligence are inherently federal considerations, privatization would make little difference. The prison staff can be federal employees managed by people responsible to bureaucratic overseers, or they can be private staff managed by people responsible to bureaucratic overseers. Do you think it'll make any difference? Did it make a difference for airline security?witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1* Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jlmiracle 7 #28 December 13, 2004 Does anyone else find it really disturbing that these TSA "officials" have more rights to grope you than your doctor does? I'm flying home for x-mas. If security becomes a problem (like the gropping), I will probably not fly and just call 911 and tell them I was sexually assaulted. It may be a little harsh, and I haven't had a problem to date really with the TSA people, but this gropping (aka molesting) of passengers is too extreme. JudyBe kinder than necessary because everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snowflake 0 #29 December 13, 2004 What really kills me about this besides it's just getting the American public used to this kind of treatment is the fact that........THEY STILL HAVE CANNED BEVERAGES!!!!!!! You can make a can into a weapon in about a minute and if you have duct tape you can make something much more effective than a box cutter so pardon me if I see them taking my nail clippers and mini screwdriver set away from as fucking futile what a bunch of fucking morons they let the airlines serve weapons to each and every person that wants one. If someone wants to do it and has a few brain cells all the groping and searching will be for naught. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gravitymaster 0 #30 December 14, 2004 QuoteWhat really kills me about this besides it's just getting the American public used to this kind of treatment is the fact that........THEY STILL HAVE CANNED BEVERAGES!!!!!!! You can make a can into a weapon in about a minute and if you have duct tape you can make something much more effective than a box cutter so pardon me if I see them taking my nail clippers and mini screwdriver set away from as fucking futile what a bunch of fucking morons they let the airlines serve weapons to each and every person that wants one. If someone wants to do it and has a few brain cells all the groping and searching will be for naught. Agreed. Prisoners can turn a toothbush into a shank and a comb into a knife sharp enough to cut someones throat. Air Marshalls armed with mace, rubber bullets and a taser would provide a good supplement to the current security procedures. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
