Seriously, this is getting beyond ridiculous. It was bad enough when they stopped letting people accompany their friends to the gate -- that was before 9/11, and what did it prevent? Then the shoes, then the liquids, then taking your laptop out for inspection, and I don't even remember what else, and now this crap.
It's all completely pointless and stupid. Security experts agree that it accomplishes NOTHING. All it does is encourage a police-state mentality.
I am probably going to get in trouble the next time I end up flying anywhere. Josh has prevented any summer visits to far-off places since 2007, so I've missed out on recent airport security "improvements"... but no, I totally won't deal well with being treated like that. I WANT TO TAKE MY DAMN SODAS WITH ME IN MY BOOKBAG.
(Does anyone know if there's some kind of ink that shows up in those full-body scans? Preferably something that is otherwise invisible... Then I could write "FUCK THE TSA" or maybe "I AM A TERRORIST" somewhere under my clothing.)(Yes, I know they have signs saying "no joking". It's not a joke, it's a protest... and besides, airports are public property and I am exercising my freedom of speech.)
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ninetydegrees
totally seeing red about this
on 2010-11-17 09:17 pm (UTC)It's all completely pointless and stupid. Security experts agree that it accomplishes NOTHING. All it does is encourage a police-state mentality.
I am probably going to get in trouble the next time I end up flying anywhere. Josh has prevented any summer visits to far-off places since 2007, so I've missed out on recent airport security "improvements"... but no, I totally won't deal well with being treated like that. I WANT TO TAKE MY DAMN SODAS WITH ME IN MY BOOKBAG.
(Does anyone know if there's some kind of ink that shows up in those full-body scans? Preferably something that is otherwise invisible... Then I could write "FUCK THE TSA" or maybe "I AM A TERRORIST" somewhere under my clothing.)(Yes, I know they have signs saying "no joking". It's not a joke, it's a protest... and besides, airports are public property and I am exercising my freedom of speech.)