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halls120 Feb 24, 2010 6:33 pm


Originally Posted by TSORon (Post 13455591)
You are aware that the "underwear bomber" boarded the plane in the United Kingdom, right? And that the United Kingdom is not a part of the United States, right? And that the TSA only screens folks in US airports, right?

Hey Ron, when did the United Kingdom annex Amsterdam?


Originally Posted by PTravel (Post 13456063)
As I lawyer, I've conducted hundreds of depositions in my 18 year career. After spending a full 8 hours with a witness during which I can ask virtually whatever I want, the witness is compelled to respond under penalty of perjury, and I can study the witness' responses (and after conducting and analyzing weeks of written discovery and being completely familiar with the facts surrounding the witness' testimony), I can usually arrive at a fairly informed opinion as to whether a witness is lying or not, has something to hide, etc. The idea that a BDO, after a few days of training, can make this determination based solely on a few moments of observation is ludicrous beyond all belief.

Exactly. The idea that BDO's, roaming the airport concourse, can detect potential terrorists simply by observing them is simply ludicrous.


Originally Posted by Global_Hi_Flyer (Post 13458058)
Gosh I missed that... somebody needs a geography lesson. Perhaps said person is also one that thinks that ABQ is in Mexico rather than the US. :o

the same person who believes Amsterdam is in the UK also tried to lecture us about the duties and training of an FFDO. Predictably, almost everything he posted was incorrect.

etch5895 Feb 24, 2010 7:19 pm

Sorry to leave this thread alone for so long, but I've been in the land of the slow internet (and surfing the web instead of sightseeing would be a crime in of itself).

Just to clarify: I've never sworn at a TSA worker and don't plan to. My thoughts were merely to speculate on what could happen to someone if they did. I would also prefer not to sink to such a level, but wanted to get an idea of what one might expect if they did, either intentionally or unintentionally.

Scubatooth Feb 24, 2010 7:40 pm


Originally Posted by TSORon (Post 13455591)
You are aware that the "underwear bomber" boarded the plane in the United Kingdom, right? And that the United Kingdom is not a part of the United States, right? And that the TSA only screens folks in US airports, right?

:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

Sounds like someone needs to go back to grade school at Amsterdam is in the country of the Netherlands which is 200 miles from the UK.

Get your facts straight before you type on your keyboard.

#TSAFail


Im still waiting for your to take your test ron.

http://rebelmodel.com/tsa/drugtest.jpg

Jcd2147 Feb 24, 2010 8:03 pm


Originally Posted by Scubatooth (Post 13458929)
Sounds like someone needs to go back to grade school at Amsterdam is in the country of the Netherlands which is 200 miles from the UK.

Get your facts straight before you type on your keyboard.

#TSAFail


Im still waiting for your to take your test ron.

http://rebelmodel.com/tsa/drugtest.jpg

If TSORon is going back to school to study geography are you going back to learn proper grammar?:D

eyecue Feb 24, 2010 8:30 pm

Get ready for a really slow secondary screening.

RadioGirl Feb 24, 2010 8:32 pm


Originally Posted by Jcd2147 (Post 13459065)
If TSORon is going back to school to study geography are you going back to learn proper grammar?:D

Bank robber: "Give me all the money or you're geography!"
Bank teller: "Excuse me?"
Robber: "Give me all the money or you're geography!!"
Teller: "Uh, don't you mean 'history'?"
Robber: "Don't change the subject!"
:D

(Hey, this thread was OT already...)

n4zhg Feb 24, 2010 8:39 pm


Originally Posted by Jcd2147 (Post 13459065)
If TSORon is going back to school to study geography are you going back to learn proper grammar?:D

This is TS/S not "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?" :p

PTravel Feb 24, 2010 9:09 pm


Originally Posted by RadioGirl (Post 13459245)
Bank robber: "Give me all the money or you're geography!"
Bank teller: "Excuse me?"
Robber: "Give me all the money or you're geography!!"
Teller: "Uh, don't you mean 'history'?"
Robber: "Don't change the subject!"
:D

(Hey, this thread was OT already...)

Hey, that's funny! :)

Scubatooth Feb 24, 2010 9:36 pm


Originally Posted by Jcd2147 (Post 13459065)
If TSORon is going back to school to study geography are you going back to learn proper grammar?:D

and like you have never made a mistake in your life? If you haven't you can cast the first stone, if not get a life.

GUWonder Feb 25, 2010 1:26 am


Originally Posted by FidalgoRob (Post 13458401)
There are a lot of angry people who visit this FT forum. Perhaps everybody would be a little better off if this tone were taken down a notch or two.

... no federal government agency is getting in the face of the public as much as the TSA and then doing so in an as messed up way as the TSA.

Most reasonable people aren't necessarily going to be happy that an expensive, ineffective government organization which they are funding is subjecting them to frequent nonsense in the name of "security".

ND Sol Feb 25, 2010 1:45 am


Originally Posted by eyecue (Post 13459237)
Get ready for a really slow secondary screening.

Is something new coming down the pike or is this just a promise if someone uses inflammatory language?

GUWonder Feb 25, 2010 3:52 am


Originally Posted by ND Sol (Post 13460445)
Is something new coming down the pike or is this just a promise if someone uses inflammatory language?

Sounds like a warning about a retaliatory screening from those screeners too unprofessional to control themselves and respect the public's First Amendment rights.

jkhuggins Feb 25, 2010 5:27 am


Originally Posted by Scubatooth (Post 13459633)
and like you have never made a mistake in your life? If you haven't you can cast the first stone, if not get a life.

TSORon casts quite a few stones in our direction, talking about our general "ignorance" of security issues. The reaction here is quite measured, compared to what it could be.

Jcd2147 Feb 25, 2010 6:36 am


Originally Posted by Scubatooth (Post 13459633)
and like you have never made a mistake in your life? If you haven't you can cast the first stone, if not get a life.

So TSOron makes a mistake and you along with others immediately pounce on him saying, "get your facts straight before you type on a keyboard." Don't you think you ought to make damn sure what you're typing is correct before you publish it, especially when trying to make someone else look foolish??

GUWonder Feb 25, 2010 8:05 am


Originally Posted by Jcd2147 (Post 13461296)
So TSOron makes a mistake and you along with others immediately pounce on him saying, "get your facts straight before you type on a keyboard." Don't you think you ought to make damn sure what you're typing is correct before you publish it, especially when trying to make someone else look foolish??

It's not possible to make someone else look foolish if they do not act foolish. And those who appear foolish are responsible for looking foolish.

While ignorance of the facts isn't necessarily foolishness, trying to make a point by relying upon ignorance does appear foolish to many.


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