Dear Delta: I’m one of your customers, SkyMiles number and all. Well, I was. After last weekend’s “security theater” performance by TSA while flying home from Atlanta, I won’t be flying you or NWA again in the foreseeable future. I was standing in the security area, having already needlessly shed my shoes, jacket and laptop,…
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Aggressive patdowns: Not good for us, not good for TSA workers
There has been a lot of outrage over the aggressive patdown techniques implemented by TSA. Apart from the serious civil liberties issues, there has been concern over the psychological impact of such searches on those being manhandled, sexually assaulted, badly shaken, or whatever term you prefer to describe the search. Adults and children have felt…
Terror, TSA and our Rights as Sheeple
Andrew Krieg comments: With any luck, this week’s consumer protests will force our government to limit the new airport visual scans and genital-area pat-downs to those who are seriously suspected of dangerous crime. The growing national protests against the new “porno-scans” that have begun in Washington and a few other airports should mark a turning…
Senior Democrats rebuke TSA over screening rules
Declan McCullagh: In a sign that the new airport screening procedures may be altered, two key politicians told the Transportation Security Administration today that the rules may be unconstitutional and a waste of government resources. “We are concerned about the new enhanced pat-down screening protocols and urge you to reconsider the utilization of these protocols,”…