Airport Screened Today

[ronaldrwl]

Just went through screening. I don't see any problem with it. Believe me if there is something to complain about I'm first in line. I just don't see any reason to complain. I didn't get a pat-down. Maybe that would be a different story especially if they have cold sweaty hands.

[Irving]

I don't think the person walking through the line will notice any difference with just being scanned a different way.

[carnplanenut]

ronaldrwl,

The problem is the same slippery slope that we fight with firearm's rights. You might not have a problem with nudie pictures of yourself, or a pat down; but what about my 8 and 11 year old daughters? That is child porn in my opinion. They are aggressive with their pat downs too. This is not acceptable for children, regardless of the veil of safety it might provide. I would like to see John Pistole have his entire extended family of all ages go through what the TSA feels is necessary and then hear about how much it helps.

The problem with airport rules is they are applied very inconsistently. One airports rules are another's discretion. As a former airline pilot, I have seen this first hand.

We can't be safe and secure. If we want security, at what cost. This is just one more erosion of our rights and freedoms, and quite frankly, I am tired of it.

Just my 2 cents,
Jason

[Elhuero]

barry could win a lot of coup points if he made the system work.

[BuffCyclist]

My beef with the whole system is that I had to get a Commercial Driver's License with HazMat endorsement at work. To get the HazMat endorsement, I had to be fingerprinted and background checked using the TSA's Security Background check, which if you were wondering, is the EXACT SAME BACKGROUND CHECK that the TSA employees have to go through. I feel as though I should be able to show my CDL w/HazMat endorsement and just walk right through security, yea, maybe pass through a metal detector but that's it.

But frankly, I've been through the new scanners lately several times and they weren't that big of a deal. Now granted the dosage of radiation is a bit disconcerting, there's not much I can do and everyone ends up with cancer at some point...

[DeusExMachina]

I was duped into it this morning. They were diverting people to (what I thought) were different lines. When you walked past the divider, you were already inside the machine.

Like a good traveller, I had already emptied my pockets of any metal and removed my belt. That is no longer good enough, the screener was radio'd "he has stuff in his pockets" or something. Instead of letting me empty my pockets, he felt around for a bit. Really threatening throat lozenges in my pocket, let me tell you.

He also wanted to see my wallet, and rifled through it for about a minute. In detail. Took stuff out of it and everything. That pissed me off.

[hurley842002]

He also wanted to see my wallet, and rifled through it for about a minute. In detail. Took stuff out of it and everything. That pissed me off.

Simply Fu$%ing amazing! [Rant1]

[DeusExMachina]

I asked him if he was going to help himself to a tip while he was in there.

I can only imagine what would have happened if my CCW permit was in there.

[BadShot]

I just went through security at DIA and in Louisville, KY this last week. The A concourse checkpoint had what appeared to be both one of the new gizmos and the puffer station. They were randomly diverting folks to the new scanner out of the general lines or directing folks to the "enhanced" area from the ticket check podium. Had no issues going through at DIA, coming back from Louisville I got a "Now that's cool" comment about my T-Shirt from the metal detector TSA guy:

http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/yhst-19294783324079_2130_1046707

Hell I didn't even hear anyone bitching about security other than the normal and sadly typical whiners who don't like taking their shoes off or decide that they have to empty the entire contents of their carry-on into 5 bins while a dozen of us stand behind them and shake our heads and heckle (OK maybe I'm the only one who was heckling :) )

[DeusExMachina]

I was considering wearing my new sweatshirt to the airport, but decided against it:

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5245/5200578722_1d10e0acdc.jpg

[ghettodub]

http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/yhst-19294783324079_2130_1046707



The hippie shirt rules

[milwaukeeshaker]

What is really sad is that anybody thinks this stark utter bullshit violation of our 4th amendment rights is ok. Know your rights people!!!!

[Sharpienads]

What is really sad is that anybody thinks this stark utter bullshit violation of our 4th amendment rights is ok. Know your rights people!!!!

Right on. The TSA, being a federal agency, cannot conduct unreasonable searches of your person or belongings. The 4th Amendment and the rest of the Bill of Rights were written to prevent the federal government from doing this exact type of thing. Wanting to fly is not probable cause. Unbelieveable.

[Bailey Guns]

I happen to know the TSA screenings are perfectly acceptable because:

Rep Pete Stark (D-CA): "The federal government,uh...yes, can do most anything in this country."

There you have it...right from the horse's ass.

[theGinsue]

There you have it...right from the horse's ass.

[ROFL1]
Classic!