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Forum: Practical Travel Safety and Security Issues
Mar 31, 08, 6:40 pm
Replies: 24
Views: 197,346
Posted By vassilipan

A speeding charge and subsequent failure to pay...

A speeding charge and subsequent failure to pay warrant are misdemeanor crimes which seldom, if ever get entered into NCIC, which is the computer system that would be used to run a wanted check on...
Forum: Practical Travel Safety and Security Issues
Mar 31, 08, 6:32 pm
Replies: 106
Views: 17,211
Posted By vassilipan

That still does not give a reason to search the...

That still does not give a reason to search the wallet, absent any type of alarm.
Forum: Practical Travel Safety and Security Issues
Mar 28, 08, 2:25 pm
Replies: 106
Views: 17,211
Posted By vassilipan

Gloria Allred just announced on FOXNews that Kip...

Gloria Allred just announced on FOXNews that Kip Hawley is changing procedures to allow visual inspection instead of removing "objects."
Forum: Travel Technology
Mar 27, 08, 7:52 pm
Replies: 37
Views: 3,915
Posted By vassilipan

I may be flaunting the rules, but I routinely use...

I may be flaunting the rules, but I routinely use a BT headset while flying. So far no crashes and not a word from the FA's.
Forum: Practical Travel Safety and Security Issues
Mar 27, 08, 7:47 pm
Replies: 106
Views: 17,211
Posted By vassilipan

I wonder if this is going to show up on the TSA...

I wonder if this is going to show up on the TSA blog as another "artful concealment" confiscation?
Forum: Practical Travel Safety and Security Issues
Mar 23, 08, 6:40 pm
Replies: 217
Views: 33,203
Posted By vassilipan

Guns do not "go off" by themselves. Something (or...

Guns do not "go off" by themselves. Something (or someone) had to interact with certain mechanisms to initiate a discharge; the exact steps depend on the weapon involved. Let's see what the...
Forum: Checkpoints and Borders Policy Debate
Mar 13, 08, 2:50 pm
Replies: 404
Views: 21,628
Posted By vassilipan

Please - this is Criminal Justice 101. Obtain a...

Please - this is Criminal Justice 101. Obtain a birth certificate for someone roughly your own age but died in their youth. Anyone can obtain one by claiming to be a relative and use "genealogical...
Forum: Checkpoints and Borders Policy Debate
Mar 13, 08, 2:45 pm
Replies: 95
Views: 10,943
Posted By vassilipan

I am willing to venture this would be greeted by...

I am willing to venture this would be greeted by a great big "So what?" at the US Attorney's Office.
Forum: Checkpoints and Borders Policy Debate
Mar 13, 08, 12:03 am
Replies: 404
Views: 21,628
Posted By vassilipan

This totally contradicts the rationale for shoe...

This totally contradicts the rationale for shoe screening. No HME I am aware of can fit in a shoe and do more than give a hot foot. Richard Reid used HE provided by his handlers.
Forum: Practical Travel Safety and Security Issues
Mar 11, 08, 1:55 pm
Replies: 72
Views: 5,912
Posted By vassilipan

You have your fetishes, I have mine, one of which...

You have your fetishes, I have mine, one of which involves keeping my shoes on when walking in public places.
Forum: Checkpoints and Borders Policy Debate
Mar 11, 08, 12:31 am
Replies: 404
Views: 21,628
Posted By vassilipan

Three people can keep a secret if two of them are...

Three people can keep a secret if two of them are dead.
Forum: Practical Travel Safety and Security Issues
Mar 10, 08, 3:49 pm
Replies: 49
Views: 4,744
Posted By vassilipan

Pay no attention to those antenna farms near...

Pay no attention to those antenna farms near every American airport, each of which transmits 100's of watts of RF.
Forum: Checkpoints and Borders Policy Debate
Mar 10, 08, 3:44 pm
Replies: 404
Views: 21,628
Posted By vassilipan

That was way too easy. Gives you some insight...

That was way too easy. Gives you some insight into his thought process.
Forum: Practical Travel Safety and Security Issues
Mar 10, 08, 9:29 am
Replies: 27
Views: 2,796
Posted By vassilipan

A Social Security Card? The one that says "this...

A Social Security Card? The one that says "this card is not to be used for identification"? ROFL!!! How many fake SS cards are on the street? What a croc!!! :td:
Forum: Checkpoints and Borders Policy Debate
Mar 9, 08, 2:36 pm
Replies: 404
Views: 21,628
Posted By vassilipan

TSA may be a federal agency, but it is a huge...

TSA may be a federal agency, but it is a huge leap of faith to say you as a TSA screener is held to the same federal laws as CBP. Your duties are rather narrowly defined and do not encompass the...
Forum: Practical Travel Safety and Security Issues
Mar 8, 08, 4:06 am
Replies: 49
Views: 4,010
Posted By vassilipan

REAL ID's can be counterfeited just like any...

REAL ID's can be counterfeited just like any other document. Just the difficulty level is increased.

BTW - interstate commerce and interstate travel by private citizens are two separate realms.
Forum: Practical Travel Safety and Security Issues
Mar 7, 08, 11:26 am
Replies: 9
Views: 1,249
Posted By vassilipan

Quote from the article: "Items the TSA intercepts...

Quote from the article: "Items the TSA intercepts become the property of the U.S. federal government, a spokeswoman for agency said."

That sure sounds like government seizure to me. How's that due...
Forum: Practical Travel Safety and Security Issues
Mar 7, 08, 11:18 am
Replies: 123
Views: 14,970
Posted By vassilipan

I'm sorry, but I just don't get this. How does an...

I'm sorry, but I just don't get this. How does an expired ID automatically equate into a heightened level of scrutiny that leads to a patdown? This is a tremendous waste of resources.
Forum: Practical Travel Safety and Security Issues
Mar 6, 08, 8:06 am
Replies: 48
Views: 5,236
Posted By vassilipan

I have four large paper clips securing the pages...

I have four large paper clips securing the pages behind the photo page on my passport. This after an ID checker in LBB decided to rifle through the pages, despite my loud protest.

Since the paper...
Forum: Practical Travel Safety and Security Issues
Mar 4, 08, 9:06 pm
Replies: 32
Views: 2,397
Posted By vassilipan

I guess TSA is so confident of their plane...

I guess TSA is so confident of their plane screening procedures they now feel the need to branch out and start looking at trolley passengers. After all, someone could drive one of those trolleys into...
Forum: Practical Travel Safety and Security Issues
Mar 1, 08, 8:09 pm
Replies: 49
Views: 3,953
Posted By vassilipan

Not at all - it's to highlight the idiocy of...

Not at all - it's to highlight the idiocy of screening toothpaste by size of the tube instead of using readily available technology that actually detects explosive material.
Forum: Practical Travel Safety and Security Issues
Mar 1, 08, 5:33 pm
Replies: 58
Views: 5,334
Posted By vassilipan

Iworkhere, I fear the idiots at headquarters will...

Iworkhere, I fear the idiots at headquarters will spare no expense to identify you and make an example of you.
Forum: Practical Travel Safety and Security Issues
Mar 1, 08, 5:24 pm
Replies: 49
Views: 3,953
Posted By vassilipan

Oh, my! And exactly how many of these have you...

Oh, my! And exactly how many of these have you detected? And the next step is to throw the suspect material in the trash can? What a joke of an agency.
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