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HipChick
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Sat Dec-26-09 06:39 PM Original message |
Wanna bet these become an airport standard in the US by 2010? Virtual Strip Search machines.. |
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lib2DaBone
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Sat Dec-26-09 06:45 PM Response to Original message |
1. It's Time To Crank Up The Fear Machine Again... |
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clear eye
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Sat Dec-26-09 06:58 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. A mentally disturbed man on a terrorist watch list w/ a gunpowder |
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krabigirl
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Sat Dec-26-09 09:30 PM Response to Reply #1 |
33. yep |
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clear eye
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Sat Dec-26-09 06:46 PM Response to Original message |
2. He came on board w/ GUNPOWDER, for goodness' sakes |
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HipChick
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Sat Dec-26-09 06:50 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. we are letting terrorists shape our security..they act..we re-act..n/t |
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Frank Booth
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Sat Dec-26-09 11:43 PM Response to Reply #3 |
48. Good. I'd gladly let someone see the silhouette of my naked body if it decreases |
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WonderGrunion
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Sun Dec-27-09 08:02 AM Response to Reply #3 |
55. We don't need a security policy against people that don't want to harm us. |
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Echo In Light
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Sun Dec-27-09 09:38 AM Response to Reply #3 |
59. Which is precisely how vested $ecurity interests want & need to shape it |
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The Velveteen Ocelot
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Sat Dec-26-09 06:53 PM Response to Original message |
4. If TSA people want to see me nekkid, well, God help 'em. |
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BeyondGeography
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Sat Dec-26-09 06:56 PM Response to Original message |
5. This guy started out in Nigeria |
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clear eye
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Sat Dec-26-09 07:12 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. He changed planes in Amsterdam. |
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The Velveteen Ocelot
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Sat Dec-26-09 07:14 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. In order to get to Detroit, you have to change planes in Amsterdam. |
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thelordofhell
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Sat Dec-26-09 07:23 PM Response to Reply #8 |
15. He was going TO Detroit |
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Libertas1776
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Sat Dec-26-09 07:14 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Exactly, |
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HipChick
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Sat Dec-26-09 07:17 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. They verified he went through security - perhaps he had the stuff stored in his rectum |
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Libertas1776
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Sat Dec-26-09 07:19 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Probably, |
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HipChick
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Sat Dec-26-09 07:20 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. yep.. |
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treestar
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Sat Dec-26-09 08:36 PM Response to Reply #5 |
29. True |
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Sen. Walter Sobchak
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Sun Dec-27-09 08:49 PM Response to Reply #5 |
77. airport security in Nigeria is 99% checking your visa |
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defendandprotect
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Sat Dec-26-09 07:17 PM Response to Original message |
11. Rise of the right . . . rise of the perverts . . . |
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riderinthestorm
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Sat Dec-26-09 07:22 PM Response to Original message |
14. That image doesn't perturb me honestly. |
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HipChick
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Sat Dec-26-09 07:23 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. combination of the potential level of radiation that those machines give out.. |
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riderinthestorm
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Sat Dec-26-09 07:27 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. And there's no risks associated with metal detectors? |
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HipChick
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Sat Dec-26-09 07:33 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. lol!.. have to agree with that..was sure Hooters Airlines closed down |
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seabeyond
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Sat Dec-26-09 08:15 PM Response to Reply #18 |
24. so your argument cause there are women that dress exposing more than this, which is absurd |
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HipChick
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Sat Dec-26-09 08:22 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. I think she was jesting |
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seabeyond
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Sat Dec-26-09 09:30 PM Response to Reply #26 |
32. this is a step beyond merely the screened |
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riderinthestorm
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Sat Dec-26-09 10:50 PM Response to Reply #32 |
37. I disagree. Have you been to the beach lately? |
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seabeyond
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Sat Dec-26-09 11:20 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. firstly they are in the u.s. and secondly, i guess it is not jest. that seriously, you argue |
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riderinthestorm
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Sun Dec-27-09 12:24 AM Response to Reply #39 |
51. This is nothing like a "physical strip search". |
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Statistical
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Sat Dec-26-09 08:23 PM Response to Reply #16 |
27. Radiation equal to 5 minutes in air at 35,000 feet. |
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HipChick
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Sat Dec-26-09 09:33 PM Response to Reply #27 |
35. I thought that was the case...I seem to remember a case by air stewardess some time ago |
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malaise
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Sat Dec-26-09 07:24 PM Response to Original message |
17. Someone is about to become filthy rich |
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Christa
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Sat Dec-26-09 07:30 PM Response to Original message |
19. I often fly between the US and the UK |
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HipChick
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Sat Dec-26-09 07:34 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. I kinda disagree with that...LHR was always tight because of IRA..UK has been dealing with terrorist |
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barbtries
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Sat Dec-26-09 07:49 PM Response to Original message |
22. they're in raleigh |
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mmonk
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Sun Dec-27-09 05:35 PM Response to Reply #22 |
68. Thanks for warning me. |
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barbtries
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Sun Dec-27-09 08:15 PM Response to Reply #68 |
71. i don't remember |
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Pavulon
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Sun Dec-27-09 08:21 PM Response to Reply #71 |
72. Terminal2 , not mandatory |
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barbtries
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Sun Dec-27-09 09:07 PM Response to Reply #72 |
78. we could have |
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seabeyond
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Sat Dec-26-09 08:13 PM Response to Original message |
23. drove from texas to cape cod last summer. going from texas to SF this spring. |
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HipChick
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Sat Dec-26-09 08:21 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. hope you never have to travel overseas.. |
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seabeyond
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Sat Dec-26-09 09:32 PM Response to Reply #25 |
34. i dont HAVE to. lucky me. |
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HipChick
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Sat Dec-26-09 09:42 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. maybe...but then you are already subscribing to fear |
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seabeyond
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Sat Dec-26-09 11:20 PM Response to Reply #36 |
41. how? do tell me what my fear is. nt |
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ipaint
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Sat Dec-26-09 08:32 PM Response to Original message |
28. Who needs privacy rights? |
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Lionel Mandrake
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Sat Dec-26-09 09:10 PM Response to Original message |
30. About that x-ray dosage |
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daleo
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Sat Dec-26-09 09:28 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. Yes, and that statistic assumes the scanner is functioning perfectly |
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dysfunctional press
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Sat Dec-26-09 11:18 PM Response to Original message |
38. why are people so freaked out by the use, or even the idea of these machines...? |
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joeunderdog
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Sun Dec-27-09 12:29 AM Response to Reply #38 |
52. Er, kiddie pervs, radiation, erosion of Constitution, police state, where do I stop? |
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dysfunctional press
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Sun Dec-27-09 02:24 AM Response to Reply #52 |
53. "kiddie pervs"??? |
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joeunderdog
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Sun Dec-27-09 06:06 PM Response to Reply #53 |
69. Yeah, you're right. The kiddie pervs will wait til they get home to jack off. |
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seabeyond
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Sun Dec-27-09 06:12 PM Response to Reply #69 |
70. but humiliation, creepiness, perversion is all thumbs up for illusion of safety. nt |
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dysfunctional press
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Sun Dec-27-09 11:34 PM Response to Reply #69 |
79. okay then- suppose a 'kiddie perv' put in an 8-hour day, and then went home and jacked-off... |
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Le Taz Hot
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Sun Dec-27-09 09:35 AM Response to Reply #38 |
58. Because *I* get to say who and who doesn't get |
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dysfunctional press
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Sun Dec-27-09 11:14 AM Response to Reply #58 |
60. like i said... |
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Le Taz Hot
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Sun Dec-27-09 11:41 AM Response to Reply #60 |
61. You're willing to give up your privacy rights. |
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dysfunctional press
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Sun Dec-27-09 12:02 PM Response to Reply #61 |
62. i don't view it as an invasion of privacy, especially considering the situation it occurs in. |
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Gormy Cuss
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Sat Dec-26-09 11:20 PM Response to Original message |
40. The image in the OP isn't anywhere nearly as clear and revealing as the real ones. |
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HipChick
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Sat Dec-26-09 11:22 PM Response to Reply #40 |
42. I've been through them quite a number of times... |
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Gormy Cuss
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Sat Dec-26-09 11:27 PM Response to Reply #42 |
43. SFO, absolutely no signage visible, no "option" given until you balked at going through it. |
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HipChick
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Sat Dec-26-09 11:40 PM Response to Reply #43 |
45. have flown via SFO lately, but all others I was asked if I wanted a pat down or machine |
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joeunderdog
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Sat Dec-26-09 11:37 PM Response to Original message |
44. Didn't they get caught using these machines on an inordinate amount of "hot" female passengers? |
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HipChick
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Sat Dec-26-09 11:41 PM Response to Reply #44 |
46. link? these types haven't been out that long |
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seabeyond
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Sat Dec-26-09 11:46 PM Response to Reply #46 |
49. phoenix, 2006 |
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smalll
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Sat Dec-26-09 11:43 PM Response to Original message |
47. I'd be a little embarassed to have to go through one of these things. Plus, the privacy issue. |
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Hekate
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Sun Dec-27-09 08:31 PM Response to Reply #47 |
74. You just had to take a smalll swipe at the overweight, didn't you? That was smalll of you. nt |
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lunatica
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Sat Dec-26-09 11:53 PM Response to Original message |
50. Us older ladies with double d cups can hide all manner of things under our breasts |
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Le Taz Hot
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Sun Dec-27-09 09:10 AM Response to Reply #50 |
56. +1! |
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lunatica
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Sun Dec-27-09 02:29 PM Response to Reply #56 |
65. I'm totally with you! |
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Le Taz Hot
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Sun Dec-27-09 05:08 PM Response to Reply #65 |
66. ROFLMAO!!!! |
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Kablooie
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Sun Dec-27-09 01:38 PM Response to Reply #50 |
63. Maam, You can't take that dining table set on the airplane. Please remove it from under your breast. |
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lunatica
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Sun Dec-27-09 02:26 PM Response to Reply #63 |
64. They would never detect it! |
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pipi_k
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Sun Dec-27-09 08:40 PM Response to Reply #50 |
75. My bosoms aren't that big, but... |
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JoeyT
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Sun Dec-27-09 06:40 AM Response to Original message |
54. I'm with the ACLU on this one. |
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annabanana
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Sun Dec-27-09 09:26 AM Response to Original message |
57. Well I don't know about anybody else, but |
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Odin2005
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Sun Dec-27-09 05:30 PM Response to Original message |
67. That job is an invitation for sick perverts. |
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dysfunctional press
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Sun Dec-27-09 11:38 PM Response to Reply #67 |
80. that's what YOU see, and you're calling other people 'perverts'...? |
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XOKCowboy
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Sun Dec-27-09 08:23 PM Response to Original message |
73. Hmmm I guess this means the end to "crotching" |
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Hekate
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Sun Dec-27-09 08:41 PM Response to Original message |
76. Radiation much? One of the links has scans that show the lower leg bones... |
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