Originally Posted by
viking407rob
Exactly right. US Government Agencies love to impose their insane and paranoid policies on "lesser" nations and pressure them into compliance. It is actually refreshing to be on a foreign flight where they don't seal the cockpit up like a bank vault. It's a sad shame that our culture has become one of suspicion and paranoia. We are trained to see terrorist and criminals around every corner, then forced to endure violations of OUR rights every time some genius wants to justify their job/existence by raising the aviation "threat" level. We are then taught not to question these decisions and what goes on behind closed doors. Big Brother knows whats best for us and he plans to give it to us, like it or not. Sorry if I went off in a different direction. Just speaking my mind.
I guess we're paranoid but perhaps we feel there is a reason? Not everyone relishes the thought of slamming into buildings..or having to choose between jumping hundreds of feet or burning to death. Maybe you never saw the pictures of those who jumped from the Twin Towers? The US press did seem to censor them for some ridiculous reason.
One gentlemen, identity unknown but to God I suppose-had his hands clasped behind his back as he plummeted headfirst to his death. Clearly, he chose. RIP friend, whoever you were.
Do I excuse everything we do in the name of security? No. Nor do I agree with all the actions. But let's not trivialize what those who died that day went through.
Just speaking my mind as well