It is unreal what some people (especially FReepers) will endure! When the movie theaters in my area started checking bags, I would simply hand them my ticket and breeze past with a cheerful and smiling, "No thank you!" when they asked to peer in my bag. The use of metal detectors really gets under my skin and now a little 2-inch penknife is enough to prevent entry into many museums.
It seems many people have an inability to see what is down the road, even when given your excellent one thousand tiny cuts example. We are in 100% agreement on the topic.
~ Blue Jays ~
"It is unreal what some people (especially FReepers) will endure!"
Like I said, go fight the Battle Of Kelo. Knock 'em dead over prayer at high school commencements and friday night fottball games. Let freedom ring.
Meditate on the freedoms we were willing to lay aside while fighting Germany and Japan. Then come back and we'll talk about this pat down at stadiums...