Originally Posted by bloggerchick

Free speech has a lot to do with people thinking they are more important than someone else. It's all connected. No one ever sees the big picture. Think about it. What response was expected when that baggie went through the security checkpoint? Most likely, the exact response that was recieved. It was another ploy to complain about something else in the United States and have it show up in the news. There you go, free speech, publicized free speech. Instead of complaining or pointing out flaws in the system, how about suggesting alternative ways to go about the airplane security.

Calling someone an idiot can be considered a threat nowadays. Look at our schools and streets. One teenager can call another teen an idiot and be killed shortly after. Same thing applies to terrorists except in some cases, the terrorists are even more immature than the teens.