Posted on 07/14/2011 9:25:06 PM PDT by AGreatPer
My son was serious. They want to see if I have an ecplosive. I am not shy. Drop drawers, show stuff and it is over.
But Dad, I am showing them what they want up front making their job easier.
But son, you can't do that. They will arrest you for exposing yourself.
Dad, what the hell do you think they are doing to me? They are invading my privacy. I am giving it to them for free.
The kid makes a good point.
Hopefully he can arrive with a full bladder and if they hassle him, simply drop trou and write his name on one of their legs.
The TSA has a license to molest and that license needs to be revoked.
Children know a problem when they see one.
When did they pass a law about going commando? Can they really arrest him for exposure when they tell him to take down his pants.
But his question is interesting. And I have no clue how to answer.
My mother was harassed going through airport security a few years ago. Her abdominal staples (or something) set off the metal detector.
The agent told her ‘we need to check you out’ or something and offered to take her to another room.
She said, rather loudly, “No, that’s ok, I’m a nudist” and started to remove her top right there.
They stopped her from stripping and let her go board the plane.
It’s all fun and games until they arrest you for trying to smuggle a deadly weapon onto the plane.
I don't know. That is the reason for this silly post.
He just brought up a heck of a good question.
That is so funny.
TSA is another "hire the mentally handicapped" boondoggle. What are the chances that these drooling public employees are bringing down $70,000+ a year?
I have a very bad feeling that the next phase in the TSA takeover is that when little ones “need” to be “patted down” they will be taken “behind that partition over there”.
You will politely be told to stay where you are.
Where you can not see the examination.
How on earth can that be a crime?
I’m sure the pedophiles in line will be thrilled.
“I’m sure the pedophiles in line will be thrilled.”
only if he takes viagra before going to the airport!
I`ll go you one better, eat some beans, onions, and hard boiled eggs a few hours before going to the airport, then when they drop down low to grab your stuff let`em have a good whiff of it (Smell it,man, smell it!). Just watch out for squeakers (Oh no, I think I soiled myself).
Welcome Home, boys, TSA "Interrogates" our soldiers.
(edited)As the Chalk Leader for my flight home from Afghanistan , I witnessed the following:
When we were on our way back from Afghanistan , we flew out of Baghram Air Field. We went through customs at BAF, full body scanners (no groping), had all of our bags searched, the whole nine yards. Our first stop was Shannon , Ireland to refuel. After that, we had to stop at Indianapolis , Indiana to drop off about 100 folks from the Indiana National Guard. That's where the stupid started.
First, everyone was forced to get off the plane-even though the plane wasn't refueling again. All 330 people got off that plane, rather than let the 100 people from the ING get off. We were filed from the plane to a holding area. No vending machines, no means of escape. Only a male/female latrine.
It's probably important to mention that we were ALL carrying weapons. Everyone was carrying an M 4 Carbine and some, like me, were also carrying an M 9 pistol. Oh, and our gunners had M-240 B machine guns. Of course, the weapons weren't loaded. And we had been cleared of all ammo well before we even got to customs at Baghram, then AGAIN at customs.
The TSA personnel at the airport seriously considered making us unload all of the baggage from the SECURE cargo hold to have it re-inspected. Keep in mind, this cargo had been unpacked, inspected piece by piece by U.S. Customs officials, resealed and had bomb-sniffing dogs give it a one-hour run through. After two hours of sitting in this holding area, the TSA decided not to re-inspect our Cargo - just to inspect us again: Soldiers on the way home from war, who had already been inspected, re-inspected and kept in a SECURE holding area for 2 hours. Ok, whatever. So we lined up to go through security AGAIN.
This is probably another good time to remind you all that all of us were carrying actual assault rifles, and some of us were also carrying pistols.
So we're in line, going through one at a time. One of our Soldiers had his Gerber multi-tool. TSA confiscated it. Kind of ridiculous, but it gets better. A few minutes later, a guy empties his pockets and has a pair of nail clippers. Nail clippers. TSA informs the soldier that they're going to confiscate his nail clippers. The conversation went something like this:
TSA Guy: You can't take those on the plane.
Soldier: What? I've had them since we left country on the way over.
TSA Guy: You're not suppose to have them.
Soldier: Why?
TSA Guy: They can be used as a weapon.
Soldier: [touches butt stock of the rifle] But this actually is a weapon. And I'm allowed to take it on.
TSA Guy: Yeah but you can't use it to take over the plane. You don't have bullets.
Soldier: And I can take over the plane with nail clippers?
TSA Guy: [awkward silence]
Me: Dude, just give him your damn nail clippers so we can get the hell out of here. I'll buy you a new set.
Soldier: [hands nail clippers to TSA guy, makes it through security.
To top it off, the TSA demanded we all be swabbed for "explosive residue" detection. Everyone failed, [go figure, we just came home from a war zone], because we tested positive for "Gun Powder Residue". Who the hell is hiring these people?
This might be a good time to remind everyone that approximately 233 people re-boarded that plane with assault rifles, pistols, and machine guns - but nothing that could have been used as a 'weapon'.
Hell, Can someone please tell me What the hell happened to OUR country while we were gone?
Wow, you put some thought into that.
I like your tagline. Levi Strauss has been put one over on their customers for 30 years with the “Dockers” pants line. Dockers refers to a gay sexual practice. Figures, what the company HQ’d in San Francisco.
This is the truth, a neighbor of mine got fired as a school janitor & now works as a TSA agent!!! You asked where they got these people, that’s one answer!!
Actually, if men would just show up in ultra short shorts with no underwear and wearing women’s heels...no TSA guy would touch them. If women would show up in a T-shirt and douse themselves with a gallon of water before reaching TSA point...no TSA female would touch a wet T-shirt gal. If this were all common place everyday...the TSA folks would start to quit and leave their jobs. Of course, none of us eare that brave to start something like this.
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