tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3666533987461945220.post7319909146122978611..comments2023-08-13T05:42:50.000-04:00Comments on DanJanifesto: Freedom From X-Ray Photos of Our Anonymous JunkDan Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003691092934995730noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3666533987461945220.post-6988738124000718982010-11-22T21:13:35.447-05:002010-11-22T21:13:35.447-05:00I have to wonder if these new security measures ar...I have to wonder if these new security measures aren't just "window dressing" designed as a psychological ploy to make us feel like no one else will try to blow up their underwear. some jackwagon tries to ignite his shoes, now we all have to risk athlete's foot going through security; some imbecile fails at igniting his drawers and we now all have to subject ourselves to full body x-rays. Placation at it's finest, I say.<br /><br />Last year, en route to Israel, I was delayed in Brussels by the lovely security folks of El Al because I fit a "profile". If Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab had been asked the same questions I had been asked - where are you going, how long will you be in the country, where are you staying, have you ever been here before, who will be meeting you at the airport, what is the purpose of your trip, how many bags have you checked - by someone with any amount of real training in what the signs of a potential threat would be, he would never have been allowed to board the plane. And instead of being subjected to what does amount to an infringement on our liberties, we would simply be asked some routine questions when boarding flights bound to the US. I was ultimately allowed into Israel, but not before they called the school I would be attending to confirm that they were expecting me to attend their program. <br /><br />I'd love for someone to tell me what happened to that new-fangled machine they had started putting in airports several years ago that was basically a "sniffer" - it blew air on you and "sniffed" for particulates that are used in bomb-making. Why can't we just use those (or improve on that technology)? Annoying as it was, no one would be crying foul over it.Leslie K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3666533987461945220.post-50790971720286238372010-11-21T22:23:09.171-05:002010-11-21T22:23:09.171-05:00Well said Dan, but I think your logic about the 1 ...Well said Dan, but I think your logic about the 1 in 300 people being hot is backwards. It's not the 1 in 300 hot people who are worried about their images being seen; it's the 299 heinous people who don't want themselves being seen.<br /><br />That said, I think a person would have to be a spectacular imbecile to have a problem with any of these measures. These new methods are finally NOT cosmetic (i.e., 3 ounce limit on liquids), and will materially prevent people from bringing dangerous things on an airplane.<br /><br />If a man with gloves has to touch my genitals - through my clothes - I'll be comfortable in the knowledge that he did the same to everyone else on board. And therefore, the likelihood that some asshole is going to try to blow his underwear up has been marginally decreased.<br /><br />Sheesh.Slippaaaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349928083630580960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3666533987461945220.post-57870690721322464852010-11-21T16:12:41.732-05:002010-11-21T16:12:41.732-05:00Oh young Sullivan...I assume you are talking about...Oh young Sullivan...I assume you are talking about the illusive right to privacy here? Is such a right absolute? Aren't there cucumstances under which all rights are infringed upon to some extent? If so, the real question is, in light of the government's purpose, does this act go too far?Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01393232414341369793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3666533987461945220.post-75262605897500123062010-11-21T02:47:56.610-05:002010-11-21T02:47:56.610-05:00Well said Dan, well... said!Well said Dan, well... said!Sarah Garritynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3666533987461945220.post-88643883947378431062010-11-20T12:38:45.807-05:002010-11-20T12:38:45.807-05:00So should we give up all our rights, or just the o...So should we give up all our rights, or just the ones that are inconvenient to maintain?Matthew E. Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01528444037036850012noreply@blogger.com