Originally Posted by Doppy
In a few years when they've put more and more people on these lists, I can't imagine how much of a nightmare it's going to be to travel. It's going to be impossible to get from point A to point B.
Even on FlyerTalk we've already got a good number of people on the F-U lists. All indications point to it getting worse.
You're right. Eventually, the number of people on the "inconvenienced" list will far exceed anyone's expectations that no one will want to fly, prompting the airlines to go into economic distress.
Worse, the airlines will "forget" about the list because the fine for "forgetting" may be significantly less than the revenue the airline generates from the flight. It's possible to program a computer to "check" the list every 3rd flight. Who's going to find out about that "bug"?
And eventually (though not anytime soon), enough politicians who "magically" end up on the "inconvenienced" list, or if enough of their constituents publically voice their inconvenience, will say screw the TSA, we're dismantling them.
This is absolutely absurd. Put the 100 most wanted people on the list along with their picture. Let everyone else fly. When have they caught a "real" terrorist using the list? None, unless you count Cat Stevens and Ted Kennedy.
How many times has Thousand Standing Around caught weapons at the checkpoint? Too many damn times to count.
What should be used more often? Checkpoints or an ever inaccurate and growing list?
One other thing Thousand Standing Around and the Gestapo has not considered. In many third world countries, it's possible to pay off someone for a "new" birth certificate, and/or a "new" passport with a different name. What list will stop that?
The day I end up on that list, I'm personally going to put many small laminated pictures of goatse and tubgirl inside over my luggage. They want something to look at, they're welcome to study it in close detail. But if they steal any of them, I'm taking them to court.
