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To: YOUGOTIT
Standing up to and questioning a TSA officer at a domestic airport these days, high school-educated, over-empowered and over-entitled, (rude and even CRUEL to passengers who haven't the slightest resemblance to the terrorist profile) for something MORALLY RIGHT such as to step in and stop them from reducing a wheelchair-bound 90 year old Chinese woman and her daughter to tears over repeated yelling and wanding, could land one in federal jail for 10 years.

It has come to this. It is madness, sheer madness. We have lost a lot of freedoms.

I am for good security. Intelligent security. What we are starting to get at airports, though, is outright tyranny and abuse of power steeped in unprofessional Barney Fife-ism. And cowering passengers, citizens who used to have rights, afraid to challenge anything. I can snif abuse of power from 1000 meters. US airports REEK of it these last few years.


7 posted on 08/11/2006 6:08:17 AM PDT by AmericanInTokyo (A few clever bones tossed on gay unions, flag burning & Iraq still don't absolve GWB over BORDERS)
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To: AmericanInTokyo
There is going to be a major business impact as well, IMO. All of those airport shopping malls inside of security which sell high end spirits, wine, perfume, etc. are going to be put out of business. There will be new business opportunities, as well. The entrepreneurs among us will find them.
17 posted on 08/11/2006 6:20:23 AM PDT by Truth29
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To: AmericanInTokyo

I can snif abuse of power from 1000 meters. US airports REEK of it these last few years.



Amen to that.

The shirts may not be brown, but the principle that tyrants can always find willing minions by giving thema little authority is proven every day at every airport.

Every culture is filled with people who would gladly herd their neighbors into the boxcars for $15/hr plus retirement benefits.


32 posted on 08/11/2006 7:10:42 AM PDT by Atlas Sneezed (Your FRiendly FReeper Patent Attorney)
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