Originally Posted by pedith94
Most of you sound like Democrats. Lay down and do nothing to protect ourselves, do not profile because it might hurt someones feelings, even though that profiled person might be the one to blow up the plane. Why is it you care more about hurting a persons feelings than protecting innocent life? Wake up people, we are in a war with the enemy on our shores. Lets protect the people of our country and worry about feelings when it is over.
If you do not like the way things are here, then leave and live in Iraq or Iran or some other foreign country. But for the love of God, protect us first.
Will you still feel that way when YOU fit the profile they are after, even though you are just trying to go through your normal day to day life? There is no good end to this downward spiral once it gains enough momentum
Also as others have noted - what we're going through is not "security" it's a show and not a particularly effective one. If you want security, then all that money TSA has spent should have been on machines that could check the contents of liquids and gels - this threat has been around a LONG time, it is NOT new (Japan has it today). If you want security, then ANY and ALL the freight on the plane should be checked - remember that's how the ValuJet plane came down in Florida (and it had everything to do with safety & security and nothing to do with 'terrorism'). If you want security, then people trained to identify valid and fake id's should be verifying your identity at the checkpoint, not subcontractors who have just finished an ESL course. If you want security, then the rules shouldn't be written to encourage the general population to go against them (do you really think there was no lotion or liquid on those planes you've been on for the three week total ban). If you want real security, then put real security officers in place at checkpoints, not minimum wage folks who couldn't find a better position. If you want real security ....
If you think security requires you to remove your shoes to walk over a filthy, germ ridden floor OR risk dehydration while you travel OR risk losing your medication or special food (diabetics, those with dietary restrictions, etc) to a TSA on a power trip who doesn't know the rules, then you just don't have a clue.
Tell me - and think hard on this one - if you had a problem at a TSA station, do you actually feel comfortable speaking up against their action or would you just take it meekly and walk away your tail between the legs? If it's the latter, ask yourself why and what level of intimidation is currently at play by our government, especially with HS and TSA.