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Rog' writes:
Frankly, I'd rather have my privacy invaded for the sake of security than risk ending up a piece of charcoal ona hillside at the hands of a fellow passenger. Fortunately, the founders of the United States thought differently. |
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"Bartc" wrote in message
m... "Jim Davis" wrote in message ... "Bartc" wrote in message m... "Rog'" wrote in message ... Guys, you know going in that your privacy is about to be invaded big-time, the more clothes you have on, the more reassembly you'll have, and the more crap you have on hand, the more akward its gonn'a be. Simplify. No coats, belts, loose change, smelly shoes or holy socks. Frankly, I'd rather have my privacy invaded for the sake of security than risk ending up a piece of charcoal ona hillside at the hands of a fellow passenger. You're totally losing me on this one. Being a little more informative, and avoiding splitting up a party, would have helped. Secondary screening only takes a few minutes. The rest of your party couldn't wait? No-one mentioned secondary screening. I've only had the pleasure of travelling through US airports every 2-3 years so these things are not obvious. And security scanning could have been a bit more dignified for the passengers at TFS. I have to assume you mean TSA. Why do you feel that it was undignified? No, Tenerife South. The area where you put stuff in the plastic trays is some distance from the actual scanners. And the same the other side. We were going on holiday after all not entering prison. TSA leaves a lot to be desired, but if you follow instructions, you're through the security portion in a matter of a couple of minutes. Perhaps you're a US citizen. From anywhere else you get a bit nervous. Yes, I'm in the US. I understand being nervous in a strange country. I travel regularly world wide for business. I really hadn't noticed much difference in security in South America and Europe, except for the fact that some other countries don't inspect electronics and shoes as closely. However, one time while leaving Canada, they had me remove all electronics and physically power each up in front of them. Then they opened my tool box, and inspected each individual tool. But the whole incident only took less than 10 minutes. |
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On Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:51:44 +0100, Mxsmanic wrote:
Rog' writes: Frankly, I'd rather have my privacy invaded for the sake of security than risk ending up a piece of charcoal ona hillside at the hands of a fellow passenger. Fortunately, the founders of the United States thought differently. I think you'll find most of them put their butts as far out of harms way as they possibly could. DaveM |
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"Rog'" wrote in message ... Frankly, I'd rather have my privacy invaded for the sake of security than risk ending up a piece of charcoal ona hillside at the hands of a fellow passenger. Tell us all again about how many terrorists they've caught so far by the ritual humiliation of passengers... -- William Black I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach Time for tea. |
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William Black writes: Tell us all again about how many terrorists they've caught so far by the ritual humiliation of passengers... The idea isn't to catch terrorists. The idea is to *dissuade* them. Back atcha: How many commercial aircraft in the security- rife industrialized West have been hijacked by terrorists since these procedures were implemented? Geoff -- "I used to be a loser-in-denial, too, until the lacrosse team shoved a parking cone up my ass." -- Billy Madison |
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"Geoff Miller" wrote in message et... William Black writes: Tell us all again about how many terrorists they've caught so far by the ritual humiliation of passengers... The idea isn't to catch terrorists. The idea is to *dissuade* them. Back atcha: How many commercial aircraft in the security- rife industrialized West have been hijacked by terrorists since these procedures were implemented? Who cares? Nothing I've seen at any airport in the past couple of years would detect the 'CIA plastic knife'. http://www.selfdefenseproducts.com/nfk.htm So, why are they doing it? It's useless, just a way of scaring people. -- William Black I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach Time for tea. |
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DaveM writes:
I think you'll find most of them put their butts as far out of harms way as they possibly could. That's not what I've found. If Americans even a few decades ago were the cowards that they are today, they'd all be speaking German now. |
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Geoff Miller writes:
Back atcha: How many commercial aircraft in the security- rife industrialized West have been hijacked by terrorists since these procedures were implemented? How many aircraft have been hijacked _anywhere_? |
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On 1/3/2009 11:39 PM Mxsmanic ignored two million years of human
evolution to write: How many aircraft have been hijacked _anywhere_? At least one, on August 18, 2007. There have been others as well. DYOFR. |
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the real dgs writes:
At least one, on August 18, 2007. How many flights have there been worldwide since August 18, 2007? |
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