12 thoughts on “Taking a ride on the millimeter wave”

  2. eric — interesting comment form Wash Po. i’m not so down with the racial profiling. but i am all for asking: if the purported threat *is* muslim terrorists, why *are* domestic travelers uniformly being subjected to ever-more-invasive procedures?

    clearly it’s time to question what “the powers that be” are *actually* trying to accomplish. i’m not convinced it’s stopping terrorism. it’s starting to feel more like progressively debasing what citizens feel they have a right to.

    “chip…chip…chip…”

    ah, yes: the sound of fear chipping away rights until there’s truly nothing left.

    they barely even need a chisel anymore; it’s like the constitution is made of talc.

  3. yeah aword — that happened to a friend of mine in ’95 crossing from europe into london. he just happened to be young, slightly hippie-ish (barely) and was carrying a poster tube marked “van gogh museum, amsterdam.” he was strip-searched solely because pot must be the only reason any american goes to amsterdam. totally shook up the poor kid — i think he was 21.

    believe me, he was not saying “that’s all right.”

    so, i hate to think how much more invasive everything is becoming.

  4. here is a comment from tonight’s Washington Post:

    I haven’t flown in years and I don’t intend to – not until flying returns to a civil, dignified activity.

    Why should I have to endure either of these invasive procedures merely to have the opportunity to spend hundreds of extra dollars to travel somewhere in a closed, confined, cramped capsule? And usually with no food, to boot!

    I’m not a criminal. I refuse to do business to the tune of several hundred dollars with any person or business or government that treats me as such. Period.

    I will not be frisked. I will not be pornagraphically xrayed. I will not allow my image to be laughed at in some small room with employees that aren’t supposed to be viewing the xrays, but do on a regular basis.

    How ’bout you?

    I’m sick of having my freedom curtailed, my rights taken away, because of Muslim terrorists. Let’s just call a spade a spade, here.

    We’re worried about terrorists hijacking planes, blowing up planes, airports, and buildings, right? Were we worried about this before 9/11?

    No.

    So, we’re not worried about the domestic terrorist, like Timothy McVeigh. It’s doubtful whether their “plots” would involve hijacking an airplane, anyway. It’s never been there “M.O.”

    We’ve been specifically worried about Muslim terrorists for the past decade. We’re worried about Muslim terrorists coming into the country. Fine. We should be. So let’s detain EVERY foreign Muslim entering our country until we can be sure they’re not a terrorist. That makes sense. Are we doing that?

    NO, we’re not. Why not? Why aren’t Republicans, who are supposed to be so concerned about national security, introducing a bill to this effect?

    What about the foreign-born Muslims who are in our country going to school, working, or just living here? Are these the people the airport checks are supposed to catch? Fine. Then just pat and scan them.

    But not me. I’m not Muslim. I’m not foreign-born. I’m not a terrorist.

    It’s ridiculous for people to say we shouldn’t be “racially profiling” airline travelers! OF COURSE WE SHOULD BE! We’re looking for Muslim terrorists. It’s either target foreign-born individuals and Muslims, or target EVERYONE.

    Which do you prefer?

    I prefer targeting the individuals who are the most likely people to be Muslim terrorists. That would include all foreign-born individuals entering the country, Muslim or not, and all Muslims/their family/friends/etc.

    Surely our government is capable of discerning which people this includes, thereby excluding the rest of us innocent, law-abiding citizens.

    Until then, I don’t fly. I’ll take a bus, rent a car, take a train or boat, or otherwise find a way to my intended destination – one without being made to suffer these intrusions into my most private, well….privates.

    To me, this is just shocking. Absolutely shocking, that Americans aren’t more outraged and are just “taking it” like so many sheep.

    No wonder Muslims think we’re pathetic dogs.

    BOYCOTT THE AIRLINES till govt. “gets it.”

    Posted by: kentuckywoman2 | November 17, 2010 1:50 PM

  6. Amanda, You mean that wasn’t a requirement?

    hahaha.

    I had to endure my daughter’s suitcase and person searched at airport recently…apparently if you’re flying to northern ca and you’re young you MUST have pot?…..it was entirely disrespectful…and biased.

    Oh aren’t there so very many forms of rape.

  8. next thing you know, grayhound passengers will have to give the driver a lapdance just to board the bus…

  11. “I personally am more concerned about what the holy heck a millimeter wave is than I am about some cop feeling me up.”

    They’re trying to sap and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids!!!!

  12. The gods are displaying their demented sense of humor. It’s the ultimate revenge on Americans for being such prudes. And we get to have the revenge back. I personally am more concerned about what the holy heck a millimeter wave is than I am about some cop feeling me up. So I would get to have the pat down and the cop can suspect I’m enjoying it.

    This is from a person who packs sex toys in my carry on bag just for how much fun it is if I get searched…the subtle psychology of it all, watching them try to keep a straight face.

    By the way — one guy stood up to these dorks and he has 300,000 hits on YouTube then he gets on Anderson Cooper. One person…saying about 25 words…who had the presence of mind to turn on his phone and record the conversation. And the large balls (or common sense) to threaten to have federal agents arrested.

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