Re: TSA strip searches little boy
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Originally Posted by
Rishwin
Taking off his top =/= a strip search.
As the video clearly shows, he only had 1 piece of clothing on his chest, and if it was really setting off the detector, they would have no choice but to take it off and scan it separately. Also, there's a good chance they gave the option to the parent, if he wanted this to be done in a private room instead. As we can see from his reactions, he really isn't too bothered about it either. So no, the title really isn't an accurate representation of the entire video.
He's male, and i don't see a problem with being topless. Guys walk into shopping centers around here without tops on, i really don't see how this is different.
As I recall, most of the attempts have been unnoticed by metal detectors. So to push a super-insanely invasive search (yes, go ahead, feel my crotch pls.. thx!, naked scanner, strip search, cavity search, etc) as a result of a metal detector going off doesn't seem logical. Run a wand over them, if it goes off and there's not an obvious gun/knife there, they should be good. When was the last time you saw something small enough to be undetectable outside of intense scrutiny in a child's shirt that could bring down a plane .. or even do more than scratch a person? Nope, me neither. When people don't think, fascism happens.
Besides, we all know that ceramic blades are better than metal blades.
Re: TSA strip searches little boy
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Originally Posted by
Rishwin
Taking off his top =/= a strip search.
As the video clearly shows, he only had 1 piece of clothing on his chest, and if it was really setting off the detector, they would have no choice but to take it off and scan it separately. Also, there's a good chance they gave the option to the parent, if he wanted this to be done in a private room instead. As we can see from his reactions, he really isn't too bothered about it either. So no, the title really isn't an accurate representation of the entire video.
He's male, and i don't see a problem with being topless. Guys walk into shopping centers around here without tops on, i really don't see how this is different.
Dude, I literally just told you I can't watch the video right now, so please don't talk like it's obvious or 'clear' what was going on. A brief description would have sufficed.
Anyway, I googled the story, and from what I read it seems it was actually the father who removed the kid's top on his own accord hoping to speed up the process. This story may have been exaggerated for publicity or whatever, but this by no means invalidates my overall point. The powers of the TSA are excessive, intrusive and almost asking to be abused by their under-trained, often power-mad staff. I could pick from any number of recent stories to illustrate my point, but I can't be bothered.
Re: TSA strip searches little boy
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Originally Posted by
jMerliN
As I recall, most of the attempts have been unnoticed by metal detectors. So to push a super-insanely invasive search (yes, go ahead, feel my crotch pls.. thx!, naked scanner, strip search, cavity search, etc) as a result of a metal detector going off doesn't seem logical. Run a wand over them, if it goes off and there's not an obvious gun/knife there, they should be good. When was the last time you saw something small enough to be undetectable outside of intense scrutiny in a child's shirt that could bring down a plane .. or even do more than scratch a person? Nope, me neither. When people don't think, fascism happens.
Besides, we all know that ceramic blades are better than metal blades.
Actually, small bombs aren't impossible, a bomb the size of a baseball is large enough to take out enough to make a plane go down.
Re: TSA strip searches little boy
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Originally Posted by
troublemaker1111
Dude, I literally just told you I can't watch the video right now, so please don't talk like it's obvious or 'clear' what was going on. A brief description would have sufficed.
Anyway, I googled the story, and from what I read it seems it was actually the father who removed the kid's top on his own accord hoping to speed up the process. This story may have been exaggerated for publicity or whatever, but this by no means invalidates my overall point. The powers of the TSA are excessive, intrusive and almost asking to be abused by their under-trained, often power-mad staff. I could pick from any number of recent stories to illustrate my point, but I can't be bothered.
Yeh, i read that part. Hence why i was explaining what the video was showing. "As the video clearly shows" and "as we can see from his reactions" is me explaining the video to you, and the reasoning behind why i am saying these things. People have to be specific around you else you start nit-picking at every small detail.
Re: TSA strip searches little boy
I tried to told em Rishie
Re: TSA strip searches little boy
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Originally Posted by
[Jared]
Actually, small bombs aren't impossible, a bomb the size of a baseball is large enough to take out enough to make a plane go down.
A baseball on a kid that's 3 ft tall will be incredibly obvious.
Like I've said before, terrorists aren't going to try to bring a plane down. I'm quite sure anything in regards to a bomb or hijacking etc on a plane is almost certainly a conspiracy to extend the power of the TSA and various other agencies in direct opposition to the constitution.
Seriously, I know the people we are told are "terrorists" aren't stupid enough to think that it's effective in any measure to bring down a plane. Bring a shopping bag into an airport and blow the damn thing up. Kill tens of thousands of people, not a few hundred. And it's a LOT easier than sneaking a bomb on a plane. Logically it makes no sense, if terror is what they want to instill and the american way of life is what they want to attack, we have 100+ places that are far more effective as a target and more easily exploited than an airplane in flight. Faced with that, why is it the TSA keeps getting more and more power with more capability to intrude and invade privacy, even completely ignore many laws that exist just for the sake of "security" ? Unless the terrorists own the TSA, I highly doubt this is a motivation.
Re: TSA strip searches little boy
Re: TSA strip searches little boy
Well the guy has a knee implant, which could mean metal is in his leg. There are breast implant bombs, wouldn't be hard to make a knee implant bomb. They're there to make sure bombs don't get on the planes, just sayin'.
Re: TSA strip searches little boy
Just gives me another reason to never fly anywhere.
I have a short fuse when it comes to my temper. If they ever throw me to the ground like that I'm going to do something I'll regret.
