Originally Posted by
Inthewind
I also never said I thought the TSA was right or wrong in their tactics…I was merely voicing my opinion on how some of you were just plain whining like 2 year-olds because you were inconvenienced for a few minutes.
BOOHOO …go tell someone who cares.
As for the frequent poster who was detained and complained about civil liberty injustice because of his comments? I was commenting on that as a matter of comparison to the severity of it. Now of course someone will say "An injustice to civil liberty, no matter how large or small, is still an injustice" but in the big scheme of things...aren't there more important civil liberty issues we could be focusing on then that?????????????
And the question I have for you is this: If you're willing to allow the sacrifice of some rights and civil liberties, where do you draw the line? A brief detention at a gate screening? A longer detention and bag search at gunpoint (as Amtrak seems to be doing)? A day long detention and possible jailing of citizens as ICE is doing in some of their plant raids for illegals? When it affects YOU?
At what point does the end stop justifying the means? Were you a Supreme Court justice, where would YOU establish the line.
That would help set perspective here.
And remember...if you don't like the TSA, there is always AMTRAK or Greyhound.
Not so. Amtrak is doing random boarding screenings at gunpoint. Dunno about Greyhound. (and while some of us are lucky enough to have a choice, there are plenty of places that don't have Amtrak service, and it is virtually impossible to travel to some places - even within the US - without getting on a plane).