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Just take a minute and think about how completely bizarre this is. Its 2010 people are routinely frisked similar to a jail house pat down. Millions upon millions of people. Twenty years ago we walked into the airport with smiling pilots whose pensions were protected, were escorted onto the plane by truly demure stewardesses and stewards were served free hot meals and had a drink in coach before the plane took off. Twenty years.
Now we pass through layer upon layer of security surrounded by plain clothes non badged officers trained to detect the sweat on our brow, who are armed to the teeth and once we do get on the plane we sit like motionless robots never daring to argue with the fees for bags or the horrendous food choices which now cost money. The pilot used to on every long flight come out into the cabin to be seen at least once smiled and went back to work. The customer was always right. And now...?
And yesterday it descended to the bottom with a passenger telling a Federal employee "Don't touch my junk or I'll have you arrested". Makes me wonder what another twenty years will bring...
I am not upset about the pat downs, or the other machines. People have a choice between the two. But this is all pretty unneccessary. When can we start profiling? Isreal is the biggest target of terrorist attacks, but by profiling they are extremely successful of avoiding attacks. Thats what we need to do. That way we dont need to pat down three year old girls from Nebraska. Common sense. Muslims from third world nations are trying to kill us....maybe we should look for them.
This is what they will be looking for: http://alyahya.blogspot.com/2009/12/...t-bombers.html
"Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab smuggled a packet of explosives on board the Amsterdam-Detroit plane by sewing it into the crotch of his underpants."
The underwear bomber happened less then a year ago. Thats the only one i know of.
Don't forget the shoe bomber! That was, what, 2001, 2002? I do know it was after 9/11, though.
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