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Kharma Police

Kharma Police

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I guess since "National Opt Out Day" was a complete failure the media has focussed their attention on other issues. However, I'm curious what happened to the Express Jet FO and all you champions of Civil Liberties, what happened to the struggle against the Evil TSA?!?!
 
Kharma Police said:
Everyday is a Saturday for me.
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Yeah, I'll bet it is. You just hit the jackpot! Getting hired by ValueJet/AirTran to then be bought out by Southwest Airlines. Some guys have all the luck. Well done, hopefully you won't get greedy and ruin your good fortune.
 
Kharma Police said:
I guess since "National Opt Out Day" was a complete failure the media has focussed their attention on other issues. However, I'm curious what happened to the Express Jet FO and all you champions of Civil Liberties, what happened to the struggle against the Evil TSA?!?!
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Well through their efforts, we as crew no longer are forced to go through the xray or the "advanced" pat downs.
 
Kharma Police said:
I guess since "National Opt Out Day" was a complete failure the media has focussed their attention on other issues. However, I'm curious what happened to the Express Jet FO and all you champions of Civil Liberties, what happened to the struggle against the Evil TSA?!?!
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Fu@k BP
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The same as your quest to "Fu@k BP." It's old news...we've moved on.
 
There are a lot of lawsuits out there. When these cases start going through the courts, we'll find out if the scanners are hear to stay. Personally, I would like to see the TSA have to pay damages to anyone who has been subjected to this screening.
 
Stop the language.. Karma police... Fix your title now.. It violated the tos no creative swearing.. Pm was sent.. Respond to the request...

Lets keep this thread on topic.. Its not ... Not... A thread on swa/aai....
 
Well through their efforts, we as crew no longer are forced to go through the xray or the "advanced" pat downs.
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Thats awesome, the flight crew only has to go through the metal detector, meanwhile every ramper, cleaner, fueler and gate agent swipes a SIDA badge and gets to the aircraft.

The TSA is only concerned with what happens inside the terminal. Outside where the aircraft are doesn't exist in their purview.

I have been told that the SIDA badge is the safety mechanism because only 'trusted' employees get them.

Just awesome- it truly is 'Security Theater'
 
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The TSA is only concerned with what happens inside the terminal. Outside where the aircraft are doesn't exist in their purview.
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Tell that to the mechanic that fixed the pitot tubes and other probes that the TSA clowns used as a jungle gym on that RJ in ORD.



Nado said:
Just awesome- it truly is 'Security Theater'
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Truly!
 
I think much of the up roar over the "opt out day" was because many of the airports did not put people through it. I know TPA and ABE actually advertised such.

I had a relative fly twice last week and was not hassled felt up or nuked.
Just an id and the usual.

Of course I believe that was the plan on opt out day. Knowing full well the "media" would puke all over themselves parroting the gubment line about how no body cares about the 4th amendment, as long as it saves "just 1 person". Immediately followed by the one liner from a brain dead idiot claiming "I'm all for it".

If any one would bother picking up a history book you would learn that this is how those in power have manipulated the populace since, well, always.
 
I am not a big fan of the new scanners but based on the homemade explosives the Sherriff and FBI found in the house of an Escondido CA guy two weeks ago. The explosives were homemade in the guy’s garage and house and are the same type as used by suicide (vests) bombers all over the world. Could you imagine some homegrown terrorist just walking through the normal magnetic scanner and getting on a plane and detonating the device?
Do we need to have an incident to make then new scanners an invaluable tool?
 
I could imagine him getting hired as a wheel chair pusher or cabin cleaner thus obtaining a SIDA card. No metal detectors or security at all for him. Do we need to have an incident to make scanning all workers an invaluable tool?
 
Every time I've gone through security in the past month, I've had an option of what line to use. I've just chosen the non-porno scanner line and gone merrily on my way.
 
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There are a lot of lawsuits out there. When these cases start going through the courts, we'll find out if the scanners are hear to stay. Personally, I would like to see the TSA have to pay damages to anyone who has been subjected to this screening.
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You're nuttier than squirrel turds.
 
This is kind of sad. Not that passengers are subjected to this but that flight crews with ID are still subjected to security screening. I've heard the argument that the ID could be false but, having your bags x-rayed while trotting through a metal detector doesn't change the validity of the ID. It just makes the crew look rediculous in front of your passengers.
 
Security theatre does not make you any safer. It's sad that Americans are not willing to stand up for their civil liberties when the government is dead set on taking away more and more liberties under the pretense of security. Our founding fathers would be appaled at what our government is doing today.
 
Hat off. Jacket off. Boots off. Belt off. Everything on the conveyor. VENTI STARBUCKS held ceremoniously with two hands in front of me while I walk through the metal detector.
 
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Hat off. Jacket off. Boots off. Belt off. Everything on the conveyor. VENTI STARBUCKS held ceremoniously with two hands in front of me while I walk through the metal detector.
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Bingo.

Durning a short break between flights, I've walked through security theater trying to ceremoniously hold two monster McDonald's cokes with two bags of hamburgers dangling precariously underneath (but I did put my hat through the xray of course). When I got past the vigilant screeners and picked up my hat, it dawned on me that I just carried two bags through the metal detector and they had no idea if the McD's bags had burgers or bombs in them. Not to worry, they were too clueless to notice and I was too hungry to help them out.
 
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As a crew member your liguids are not restricted, of course ths is based on your displaying an ID. The whole purpose supposedly of flight crews being subjected to security is that the ID might be fake. Kind of a "catch 22" proposition ain't it?
 

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