Originally Posted by damorgan
I certainly wouldn't argue with your right to do that as long as you accepted that society in general might feel that sanctions were appropriate. Perhaps I'm too willing to stick to the rules.
I'll basically do what I'm told, follow the security procedures, provide the information that is asked of me, get on the plane and be done with it. When I see something I don't like, I complain to the relevant authorities (sometimes). Am I in the majority?
I don't see how dodging SSSS actually improves the system or helps improve the security situation.
It improves one's immediate personal situation. When one has finished improving one's immediate personal situation, one can still complain about SSSS to the relevant people.
As I have stated before (and others have as well), in the United States of America, one cannot be sanctioned for doing something unless it is specifically prohibited as a crime in advance. As far as I know, buying a separate ticket is not a crime. Others may find it dishonest or morally questionable or whatever. But it is not a crime.