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Old Aug 13, 2018 | 10:48 am
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WillCAD
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How far gone are we?

This guy seems less upset about a TSO fondling his junk than about the fact that the TSO fondled his junk in front of his daughter. I guess he'd be okay with a TSO fondling his junk if only it were done in private?

Personally, I think TSOs shouldn't be fondling peoples' junk AT ALL, public or private. In my opinion, such as search is far more intrusive or intensive than necessary, in light of current technology, to detect weapons or explosives, confined in good faith to that purpose. Hence, it's un-Constitutional and illegal.

Being something of a cynic when it comes to the erosion of our personal liberties and individual rights, I have little hope that this lawsuit will ever even be heard in front of a jury, much less change anything. Given past lawsuit results, I'm sure that the courts will all either deny that they have jurisdiction, or deny that the plaintiff has standing, to hear the case, and it will eventually peter out into nothing.

But I wish luck to anyone trying to halt TSA and DHS's over-reach and abuse of the people.
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