[pct-l] TSA May Loosen Ban on Razorblades, Knives

[calliger at infolane.com (calliger@infolane.com)]

Funny!  We just got back from Oahu last month visiting a 30 year
Stewardes and an FBI friend - the ex District asst for that area
they related a story about United being sued by
the ACLU for profiling passengers: You get the point right away after
reading the vignette below...we also just flew to Denver and Omaha
last week..security was lossening up but still very tight in the
x-ray line including removing your shoes and bomb-sniffing dogs.

So I am glad they searched us and our bags...I had a better flight...
all I have to do is recall the images of the  Twin Towers which I
was in the year before...and the butt-end of that plane sticking out
of our Pentagon!! They can search me all they want!!

But now the FBI has a new profile in that they believe ANY single
person, white, black, yellow, cute, blond, etc etc is a prime
profile member! 

1- Who in the last 10 years have exploded bombs over 175 times
in restaurants in Israel, London, Bangdad and other places?

a- Mickey Mouse
b- George Bush
c- Rush Limbaugh
d- Muslim males between the ages of 21 and 36?

2- Who in the last 2 years alone have exploded over 14 bombs in
subways and buses in Londan and Israel?

a- Mickey Mouse
b- George Bush
c- Rush Limbaugh
d- Muslim males between the ages of 21 and 36?

3- Who in the last year alone has killed over 200 US soldiers
in Iraq?

a- Mickey Mouse
b- George Bush
c- Rush Limbaugh
d- Muslim males between the ages of 21 and 36?

4- Who in recent history has exploded bombs in Beirut,
and Africa destroying 3 US embassies/official buildings
and killing over 300 people?

a- Mickey Mouse
b- George Bush
c- Rush Limbaugh
d- Muslim males between the ages of 21 and 36?




On Tue, 16 Aug 2005 12:11:53 -0700, Tortoise wrote
> I know your frustration. Returning from Oahu a couple of years ago, 
> every person traveling alone was searched while family groups 
> weren't. While there is some justification to this approachl, I 
> think any terrorist worth his TNT would easily figure a way around 
> this. Such is life after 09/11/2001. :-(
> 
> yogi wrote:
> > ugh.  I'm perfectly fine with the ban on knives.  
> > It makes complete sense to me.
> >  
> > What I don't agree with (as things are now) is that they 
> > always search one-way passengers.  Sure, some roundtrip 
> > passengers probably get searched, but one-way passengers 
> > are singled out for searches.  After my fourth trip in a 
> > row of being searched, I finally asked the security person 
> > WHY I'm always picked.  Afterall, I do not fit any stereotype 
> > for a criminal or terrorist --- I'm a non-scary-looking white 
> > girl from Kansas!!  The security person told me I was chosen 
> > for the search because I have a one-way airline ticket.  If 
> > I WAS a terrorist, I'd just purchase a roundtrip ticket and 
> > avoid the SURE search.
> >  
> > just my two cents.
> >  
> > yogi
> > www.pcthandbook.com
> >  
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