Anyone have a stat on the last time a passenger mistakenly carried a GUN on board a US flight, btw...?
I don't know if we have any accurate data on that. No person in their sane mind would admit they did, unless they did it on purpose.
However, see link.
I find that hard to believe. It's not like Al Qaeda and Co. are any less eager to hijack or blow up US airliners, and several attempts to do so have failed spectacularly. Meanwhile, as far as I'm concerned a "friendly and helpful" TSA screener SHOULDN'T be in that job long, because they're not paid to be friendly and helpful, they're paid to be hardasses with no sense of humor. Just because I once longed to respond to "Purpose for visiting Canada?" with "Whores, international whores....

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This message last edited by Joel on 24/11/2010 at 02:03:54 PM
So, people travelling in the US tomorrow: are you opting out?
23/11/2010 10:45:03 PM
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How did the NYTimes phrase this again... oh yes.
23/11/2010 11:42:29 PM
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This article about "Isrealification" is interesting
24/11/2010 12:54:59 AM
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We have that saying here, too.
24/11/2010 01:50:03 AM
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Re: We have that saying here, too.
24/11/2010 02:05:09 AM
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a loaded gun clip was found left on a plane by an off-duty cop just today in fact....
24/11/2010 05:06:15 AM
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Security is worse than before 911?
24/11/2010 02:03:21 PM
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You're missing the point
24/11/2010 09:48:42 AM
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The thing about the gun just proves how good the behavioural profiling is.
25/11/2010 09:49:55 AM
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If all goes as they say it does, it sounds like a very good system *NM*
24/11/2010 04:23:42 AM
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No, US air traffic controllers don't go on strike.
24/11/2010 01:37:30 AM
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I've got no problem with the scanners, but people are welcome to object
24/11/2010 02:20:25 AM
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I see some sheep have replied to your post. *NM*
24/11/2010 03:17:00 AM
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I assume you are less than fond of the situation, then? *NM*
24/11/2010 03:25:45 AM
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You assume correctly.
24/11/2010 03:44:23 AM
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If grandmas aren't getting groped at the airport...
24/11/2010 04:38:50 AM
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just out of curiousity, do either you or litdog have any solutions?
24/11/2010 04:59:07 AM
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Stop adding useless and invasive procedures. *NM*
24/11/2010 05:19:23 AM
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yes that's all well and good.
24/11/2010 05:37:01 AM
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It would be the same as it was before this nonsense. EDITED
24/11/2010 06:18:57 AM
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if that's what your comfortable with, then. Fair enough *NM*
24/11/2010 06:22:46 AM
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Read my edit for what I think is a bit more balanced.
*NM*
24/11/2010 06:29:11 AM
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Become the enemy and they win, but is this is really a Civil Rights issue?
24/11/2010 02:16:43 PM
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At least have the decency to refer to us as 'sheeple' *NM*
24/11/2010 03:39:47 AM
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You didn't seem to be among the sheep.
*NM*
24/11/2010 03:45:06 AM
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i will make sure to pat my girlfriend down before we get in the car and start driving
*NM*
24/11/2010 05:16:43 AM
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Only morons fly in the U.S. on Thanksgiving day. *NM*
24/11/2010 05:42:04 PM
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Here's a report on the scanners, that you might just want to get felt up.
24/11/2010 08:56:09 PM
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I'm half-tempted to engage in some frottage with the girlfriend while waiting in the pat-down line.
25/11/2010 03:43:47 AM
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