Originally Posted by FliesWay2Much
3. The infrequent flyer mass influx will produce ample opportunities to find prohibited items, justify this change, and make examples of several of our fellow citizens. There will also be ample opportunity to detain and arrest those terrorists who get caught with dangerous items such as a joint or two or a large amount of cash. TSA wins.
4. The TSA spokesholes have reinforced the cause/effect spin to "compliance versus checkpoint waiting times." Civil liberties and security bang for the buck aren't even in the equation anymore. TSA wins.
You have to hand it to them -- they know how to work a crowd.
3) Here in California (at least, here here in california) if you get caught with pot, odds are it gets confiscated and you go on your way (should the D.A wish to pursue charges, that would be exceptional). Rather common and almost never reported...
4) Was it a violation of civil liberties when screening was privatized? I work with people who used to be privatized before 9/11 and according to them the TSA is more customer-service oriented then the preivious model...