Originally Posted by Japhydog
The question is WHY do they need to come off, which I have now asked about 300 times. You have yet to answer. It's not so difficult. Just say, "yes, it's an assinine, stupid, moronic rule" and we'll all be satisfied.
Why do they need to come off? You know the answer to that, don't you?
Some Russian whores bribed some airport security personnel, two planes blew up, and within days the TSA leadership suddenly figured that we all needed to be patted down if we weren't dressed like Superman, Spiderman or Batman.
If you're wearing skintight Spandex, you're not a bomb-toting terrorist.
If you're dressed normally, like most Americans tend to dress, you must disrobe and the security "professionals" must pat down your breasts and groin to make sure there aren't any imaginary explosives.
Kubuki Theatre at its finest. Amazing what $5 billion will buy you. If you try hard enough to flush it down the toilet.
What a stupid country we have become.