While this guy has the right to spew forth whatever homophobic and misogynistic crap he wants, he put a lot of people in danger. He was jamming up transmissions for everyone else.
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The DHS, TSA, and CBP want to improve its tarnished image. After the criticism that has befallen the TSA since last fall when they mass-introduced full body scanners, it’s no surprise that they are now universally hated. The problem, however, is that the TSA can never improve their image as long as they continue to introduce draconian security measures followed by even more extreme responses when people object to being treated as manhandled cattle.
Last week, just after the DHS announced their desire to be more liked and understood, the world became privy to a video of a 6-year old girl enduring the TSA’s enhanced pat down. The enhanced pat down is very similar to sexual assault. This little girl broke down in tears once it was all over. How can the TSA even begin to justify this as something normal?
Men and women have complained numerous times that they feel sexually assaulted by the TSA procedures. The have expressed concerns that it is a form of retaliation from the TSA when they choose to opt out of the full body scanners.
The enhanced pat down consists of what you would expect of a pat down, but it goes much further. The TSA agent will feel inside your pants, down your underwear, squeeze your breasts, touch and move your testicles and feel around your labia. Women have also reported that TSA agents have even felt inside their vagina during and enhanced pat down.
There are also accounts of people reporting that TSA agents rarely change their gloves, leading to major health concerns. When passengers do request TSA officers to change their gloves, they are subjected to increased harassment from the officers. It should be obvious that, if a TSA officer comes in contact with a passenger that has an STD, it could easily be passed on to the next passenger if proper health and safety measures aren’t followed.
Congress is now beginning to call for investigations into the TSA’s methods. Transportation Secretary, Ray LaHood, said that he is mortified that his grandchildren might have to undergo an enhanced pat down. He is now pushing for legislation to change how the TSA operates.
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Sunday he would be ticked off if one of his grandchildren got the kind of pat-down search a 6-year-old girl was subjected to earlier this month at an airport security checkpoint in New Orleans.
“I have nine grandchildren and I wouldn’t want my granddaughter treated like that,” LaHood said
Mr. LaHood might also remember that the TSA vowed in 2006 to never have pat downs for children. Since the TSA is run on policies and not laws or regulations, it’s free to change them whenever they wish, no matter how illogical and ill conceived they are.
When the TSA tells passengers that the full body scanners are safe, yet airline crews do not need to use them and reports state that the radiation levels are higher than reported, it is difficult to believe the TSA. Everything they do is security theater. It is frustrating and unnecessary. The full body scanners would not have prevented any threats. They also don’t appear capable of stopping weapons from passing beyond the security checkpoints.
If the TSA is sincere about improving their image, they need to immediately begin rolling back some of their more draconian practices. A first step would be to no longer treat passengers like criminals, particularly when they are vocal about TSA policies. Just because a person exercises their right to say they disagree with the policies, doesn’t mean they should be singled out for extra security measures or be considered terrorists. They also need to stop sexually assaulting passengers during enhanced pat downs and discontinue harassment of passengers who decide to opt out of the full body scanners.
We already have reinforced cockpit doors and the pilots are armed. We know that passengers will fight back. There is no need for the enhanced pat downs and full body scanners other than to provide a visual appearance of security theater. The TSA and DHS need to stop giving their standard answer of “we followed procedure and everything is fine,” when it clearly isn’t. They need to admit their mistakes, roll back many of the changes introduced in the past few years, and put real reform into place.
The TSA needs to admit that they don’t need to keep the skies safe from kleenex smugglers and should look closer at the suspected criminals and child pornographers within their midsts.
These few steps would go a long way in redeeming a modicum of respect back to the TSA. Until we return to sensible screening measures, don’t expect people to stop calling attention to the abuses of the TSA and be prepared for even fewer passengers than before.
In the mean time, take action to let the TSA know why you won’t fly and why you will continue to fight for your 4th amendment rights. Write to Rep. Jon Mica and let him know that you agree the TSA should be abolished. Send letters to your representatives in Washington informing them that they need to take action as well or you won’t be voting for them in the next election.
This is the full text of my article from The Daily Censored. I have added the video as I feel it was important, but I could not get it to work on the Daily Censored site. Feel free to check out all the other stories at The Daily Censored as well.
It is important to note that CNN did not have anyone to present a counterargument to the topic of groping small children. If CNN doesn’t bring in anyone from the other side to show people’s concerns about the FAA industry, how unbiased is this report?
The anchor on the left also believes that it’s okay for anyone flying in America to have their privacy invaded all in the name of a little security theater and perceived safety. It’s a shame that the people in the media don’t even want to talk about the issue and would rather just go along with whatever the government officials are telling them to say.
Just because a guy tried to use his kids in Jordan doesn’t mean it’s going to happen here. That happened in 2000. We’re in 2011 and no one’s tried to replicate that stunt. Also, the bottlenecks created by security are better targets for terrorists than blowing up planes. It would cause more fear than a potential target on the plane.
The most infuriating part is that one anchor says kids are taught that strangers aren’t allowed to touch children and the male anchor butts in and says that security personnel are not strangers so it’s okay for them to be touched. The male anchor says, “Strangers can’t touch you except for law enforcement.” Your priest isn’t a stranger. Your relative isn’t a stranger. They aren’t supposed to touch you either.
The fact is, security personnel are strangers. I don’t know anyone who works for the TSA or any type of security company. When I fly, they are strangers to me. I don’t want them touching me, yet alone a little six year old girl.
The anchor is also wrong. Flying is no longer a privilege. It is a right. Many people must fly in order to keep their jobs. What about family emergencies when one must fly? Should people just start accepting that grandma, mom, dad, etc. are going to be dead before they can drive across the country to say their goodbyes? The United States is huge and getting from one end to the other quickly doesn’t work in a car. What if your family lives overseas? Should you be forced to drive 3-5 days across the country and then take a boat 3-21 days just to get to see your family? How many people have that sort of time off accumulated at work? Will grandma still be alive when you get there?
What happens when the TSA comes to all train and bus stations. Customs and Border Patrol already visit some train stations. Some cities either have or want TSA or CBP at their train and bus stations. What will people do when the TSA starts patrolling parking lots at sporting events? Are citizens supposed to just stay at home and never leave?
Too many people have a don’t care mentality. They don’t care because they don’t fly. They don’t care because they think they have nothing to hide. They honestly believe that, if you don’t like it, then don’t fly. These believe that only people with money fly so it isn’t a concern for them. They can’t, or won’t, see the bigger picture. The government will continue to push for more involvement in restricting movement of its citizens. It’s already happening and, until the “don’t care” people start caring, the rest of us will have to try to fight the battle alone.
The view from the volcano’s rim, 11,380 feet above the ground. At 1,300 feet deep, the lava lake has created one of the wonders of the African continent.
From The Big Picture. Please visit The Big Picture for more stunning photos of the Nyiragongo crater. You won’t be disappointed.
Pompeii, Life and Death in a Roman Town is a great documentary about how rich and poor live in and around Pompeii. The focus is on the cellar that was found in Oplontis, a town between Pompeii and Herculaneum. There were several artifacts found with those in the cellar and we can get a glimpse into what the people thought were valuable enough to take with them as they fled from the erupting Vesuvius.
When Cambridge Professor Mary Beard went into the sewers, I was fascinated. It’s absolutely amazing that, because Herculaneum was covered in volcanic ash, its sewers were covered and the feces was still there. Archaeologists recovered 70 garbage bags full of shit that helps them know what the people ate.
I also learned, which I didn’t know before, that on one of the frescoes from a bar, one patron called the other a cocksucker. It’s amusing to know that cocksucker was used nearly 2000 years ago. Another says that, “Apolonaris had a good shit here.” I’m glad he did.
It is impossible to imagine what fear, terror, and feelings of helplessness these people must have went through on that fateful day. These people, however, have left behind rich archaeological evidence that we can learn from and realize that they weren’t so different from ourselves.
Revisiting Pompeii makes me want to return. I think Pompeii needs more than a one day trip there. Sure, Paul and I spent the entire day there, but we still want to go back because there is still so much to see and learn. I guess the archaeologist in me never got enough of it when we were there.
Yeah, I pirated it. Get over it. There’s no way of knowing if the show will ever make it to the USA and the BBC still has some great shows we never get to see.
