Originally Posted by
sbm12
Why should it be assumed that they are more dangerous than anyone else, even if they are wearing a t-shirt that is suspect? Why would the average passenger not think, "Gosh, that person seems dangerous to me; I'm sure the TSA thought so too and gave them extra screening." Either have faith in the judgement of those to whom you subject yourself (in this case the judgement of the TSA in an airport), or don't, but don't let the latter cloud your judgement so much that you take it out on others instead of yourself.
Ultimately I think that you and I will have to agree to disagree on this one. Very little that the TSA does makes me feel any safer, though it seems to be working for you. Very little that I see in the reaction to 9/11 and the suspension of civil rights these days makes me feel safe (or makes me actually safe). Forcing a passenger to change their shirt doesn't make me feel any safer.
I never assumed that he was more dangerous! I am confident that he was equally (or even more intensely) screened at asecurity checkpoint as all other pax that day. He is a peace person! I want to state for the record that my whole problem with this lawsuit is that MANY other people were not comfortable with the message/writing on his shirt getting on an airplane and complained to the TSA and jetBlue. Both have the right to remove him from the aircraft, but the fact is they "compromised" and let him fly with a different shrit. This is not a violation of rights, as for WHATEVER reason they saw it as a security risk. Maybe not driectly, but later on once airborne to help prevent a fight from breaking out.
I never said that what the TSA does is working for me. I think the security is a joke for the most part! Look at El Al...now that's security. I actually feel safer on an El Al plane (have been on 6 El Al segments in my life) than anywhere in the world!