<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by fredmartens:
Dear TSA person(s) that are on this board:
You may have been "authorized" by your federal government to conduct these invasive fascist searches that you deem necessary for "national security", but know this:
Your kind is disliked by many of people that make your job "necessary", that is, the frequent flyer. Most of us would prefer you remain invisible at checkpoints and leave us and our luggage alone. We're just trying to fly, not be treated like criminals.
I personally don't care about what you did last night or last weekend, and don't want to hear about your personal chit chat as I go through a screening area. Just try to focus on the job you were hired to do.
American citizens weren't responsible for 9/11, and further, if any S.O.B. ever tried to pull that on our watch or our plane, rest assured we'd take care of business pronto. I doubt anyone is really assured that your job is going to stop some foreign cretin from getting a ramp agent's or caterer's job and placing a destructive item on board an aircraft; Bin Laden's band of scum are smart enough not to try the old box cutter trick in first class trick again.
You are NOT doing this country or its' citizens any great service no matter what propaganda your superiors feed you. Some of you are deserving of severe beatings for the improper way you have assaulted and invaded the privacy of millions of Americans under the auspices of "security reasons". Shame on those of you that have abused your power.
There are millions of American patriots, vets, and ordinary citizens that have no ill intent or want for anything else than to get through your "security", get on our flights and get where we're going without having your hands thrash everything in our carryon bags. We just want to get from A to B without having you insist we take our belts off and hold the buckle to one side while you improperly run your hands over places you have absolutely no business touching...at all.
I suggest you and the rest of your federal bretheren and sisters start combing through the ranks of undesirables that are crossing our borders and infiltrating this country every day due to our liberal rules and inability to "offend", profile and target those most likely to harm your countrymen. Don't give me any moronic speech about Timothy McVey; it's irrelevant to the situation we now face due to third world extremists.
Just be thankful you now have a job nursing off of the breast of Uncle Sam, for you won't have it long. Until then, please focus on looking for contraband and dangerous items or people and leave the rest of us to go about our merry way without your becoming the reason for so many of us having lousy travel experiences since 9/11/01. And try to stay awake.</font>
Your anti government rant is about along the same lines as McVeigh and besides it wouldn't matter how many passengers got up to stop a terrorist or some other whack job with a good size can of pepper spray or equivalent. You are very naive to think that this could not happen again. I forgot to add th almost 2/3 of us are vets and at least 1/4 served over 20 years.
[This message has been edited by tsadude (edited 01-16-2003).]