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Old Aug 8, 2009 | 9:34 pm
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Originally Posted by LHR/MEL/Europe FF
I fully support the work the TSA is trying to do. (I use the word 'trying' intentionally.)

Anything they do that in the slightest way makes a terrorist think twice about what they are intending to do has got to be a good start.

Now that some hold baggage is checked it could be the thing to stop one stupid person trying to put explosives on a flight.

If they find 12 bottles of LSD you seriously think someone should get away with it?

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Yes.

According to your profile location, I'll assume you don't understand how our legal system works up here and why there is a huge difference between an administrative search and a criminal search.

Intelligent Americans do not give up their Constitutional rights or civil liberties to make it easier for the government to catch criminals - the government only gets to look for and catch criminals inside of the restrictions we put on them.

The police have other means and opportunities to find the drugs - an administrative search at an airport is not one of them.
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