Progress sucks doesn’t it?


I think we are stuck with it, at least till it gets worst. Then we will be stuck with that, till it gets worst, on & on. You get the idea……


Freedom is an illusion today, sheep will always need the Shepard.

the problem is that profiling gives you no better a chance of catching a would-be hijacker than purely random screenings, because any prospective terrorist worth their salt is going to go out of their way to NOT look like a terrorist. the only sensible thing to do is to discard any ideas of selective screening and just harass everybody.





yes, but certainly not this "TSA" creature.

"... TSA made a female passenger remove two nipple rings ...but let her on still wearing a bellybutton ring. What's with that???"

Because they weren't interested in her belly button?

From the article: " 'Our security officers are well-trained to screen individuals with body piercings in sensitive areas with dignity and respect while ensuring a high level of security,' the agency said in a statement."

TSA agents are TRAINED to act like idiots???

Well THAT answers a lot of questions, doesn't it!

Sue

The last time I flew was in May of 2005, going from Cleveland Hopkins to Midway Chicago to see my dad. I flew alone and there were no real problems, even when I forgot my boarding pass (I forgot I was using it as a bookmark, for H.G. Wells' "War of the Worlds", no less!). Has it gotten crazier in just 2 years' time? Jeez!

No, it probably hasn't. But it's such a hotbed issue that the random incidents (well, maybe not quite "random") are so ludicrous as to make the whole affair seem crazy.

I've never had a problem traveling with my peircings or getting into a courthouse for that matter......any really good body jewelry is made from surgical implant stainless steel really hard to pick up unless the metal detectors are set super sensitive. TSA was way out of line on this one IMO and I would think the woman in question should seek a lawyer asap...

-Bill Liptak

"...surgical implant stainless steel really hard to pick up..."

That must be why the numerous screws in my various bones don't set those things off...

Lots of screws in bones are Titanium. Bone likes Ti.

+1 on that Russ... had some recently added to my internal "infrastructure" and was told not to worry... the scan is apparently about density/mass and 6 Ti screws and a plate in my neck ain't gonna make the cut.

However, I have a friend who's got a bunch of steel around his heart now and has to carry the obligatory pass to get through the scan. I don't have to carry one for my implants.