Pre-Flight Body Cavity Checks?
August 11th, 2006
I thought it was a little ridiculous when I had to take off my flip flops at the security gate after Richard Reid attempted to blow up a plane by hiding explosives in his shoe four years ago. I purposely wore them because of the new security requirement to check all shoes. I figured that they wouldn't have to check flip flops. I was wrong.
This morning I read an article on how the UK is banning electronics as well as books and magazines as carry-ons. Excuse me? Books and magazines? Isn't that a little over the top? Can you imagine sitting on a plane without anythig todo except sleep and watch the onboard moive? That would drive me crazy. A friend of mine that travels for a living had to check in her laptop in Dallas today. She was not very happy with that, "it is not a good feeling to have your laptop and life’s work in unlocked/unpadded checked luggage. Good times…" I would hate to be a business traveler now. I am not looking forward to my next flight without my laptop. It keeps me entertained whether I am watching a movie or pounding out some code.
Don't get me wrong, there should be security to protect us good citizens from the bad guys. But when the security measures are a way for the authorities to show that they are doing something to protect us from the scary bad men, they become nothing more than an inconvenience and a scare tactic for the innocent traveler. There are plenty of articles on how the new security measures after 9/11 do not making traveling safer. Just search google for "post 911 airport security problems ".
I can't wait for the day that a terrorist weaves explosives into a pair of pants and a shirt, so that they would ban clothing on planes. Or better yet, the day that a terrorist inserts an explosive device into his anal cavity. I can imagine it now. "Sir, please place your clothing in this bin here. Thank you, now would you please bend over this bench." A snap of a glove and a tube of lube later, "Your good to go. Thanks for flying United. Enjoy your flight". Ah, the future will be such a beautiful place.
August 14th, 2006 at 6:22 pm
Mooooooooon - River! Uh…you using the whole hand there doc?
September 29th, 2006 at 3:08 pm
I’ve got a business trip to Seattle planned on Monday, and I’ve decided I’d rather drive 3 hours there, and another three back rather than put up with those TSA fuckmuppets. Seriously, none of these new “security” measures makes an ounce of difference, its just a way to keep the American public artificially afraid.