Originally Posted by tismfu
Perhaps because a court house isn't exactly like a busy airport terminal where passengers and flight crews are often hurried and the TSA has to search tons of carry-ons? Also, the few times I have been through court house security I was treated fine, but not with the same courteousness and friendliness that I have recently been receiving from the TSA. Does that mean it's true for everyone? Certainly not. But merely because your experiences don't sync with mine doesn't mean I am on something.
I am guessing they didn't teach you about respect at law school. You can't seem to resist insulting a fellow FTer who doesn't hold your opinions on the TSA. What a great way to further your point. Do you also engage in ad hominem arguments in your trials?
As I said previously, respect is a two-way street. A wise Jesuit once spoke to my class about escalation. That is a lesson I have always remembered.
The worst thing I said about another attorney at trial was to refer to a point he made during his closing argument as a bunch of crap. He objected and the judge cautioned me, but the jury convicted the dope dealer and his appeal was denied, so no harm, no foul.
"Drinking the Kool-Aid" is not an ad hominem attack, in my opinion, especially not with respect to defending an agency that has lied about collecting passenger data, that routinely threatens and intimidates passengers, and that tramples First and Fourth Amendment rights. Let's not even get into internal TSA problems, such as sexual harassment, cronyism, waste of taxpayers' money on lavish parties and "lifetime" awards, etc.