posted on Oct, 30 2010 @ 12:19 AM
reply to post by The Vagabond
To RogersTigers:
I feel you my friend (pun intended
). It's a fine line between security and infringement, which is why people like you and I must keep the
dialogue open and forward-moving. It's going to be hard to find a common-consensus on a national scale, especially when the topic of debate is
personal security. I'm down to get my junk squeezed (not a bad pick-up line either...haha) if a majority of U.S. Americans feel that it would be
beneficial to the security of individuals flying commercially. I am also down to hop on a jet-liner with no security screenings at all if a majority
of U.S. Americans would rather roll the dice and let ultimate freedom "ring." I'm pretty easy to get along with in this respect.
To Vagabond:
You are 100% correct in my humble opinion. The fact of the matter is that we can not make security compromises based on fears of the system being
penetrated by mentally-ill individuals. Think if we told Police officers they were no longer allowed to frisk or pat down perps because some
sexually-perverted individuals have the ability to penetrate (haha, sorry but this thread is just lining up the puns
) law enforcement. I can't
see TSA agents getting away with overtly sexual frisking, especially on youngins, as the parents are going to be right there with their child. I use
one of those synthetic, polymer (maybe teflon) box-cutters on a weekly basis, they sneak through metal detectors and are sharper and more effective
than a cut-co knife. If people feel that we should be patted down getting onto commercial airliners, well I'm down. If not, hey, I don't mind throwing
caution to the wind either.
I think the point we can take away from all three of us is that our nation's ability to gather general consensus and opinion is utterly lacking. The
House and Senate do a piss-poor job of representing your average citizen, so we need to figure out a better way to gather and analyze public opinion.
Problem solved....errrr, how do we make it work?
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