[paddys wink]

how about stopping all security at airports so that noone need be offended or segregated into different risk categories,that way we can have the skies full of planes full of happy unchecked "people"with thier human rights unviolated,because in these dire times god forbid we put national security above the feelings of a minority

[Dave. zzz....]

I'm more concerned about SNAKES ON THE PLANE than I am about airport security getting their feelings hurt by suppressive people of non-white ethnicity.

[where_i'm_calling_from]

is snakes on a plane released today in england as well as america? or do we need to wait like another 3 months....

[Droogie]

i think it was released yesterday. i'm seeing it today.

paddys wink, on Aug 17 2006, 10:06 PM, said:

how about stopping all security at airports so that noone need be offended or segregated into different risk categories,that way we can have the skies full of planes full of happy unchecked "people"with thier human rights unviolated,because in these dire times god forbid we put national security above the feelings of a minority

are you a terrorist? or do you just enjoy dying?

[Automatic Man]

So glad I didn't go to France before America as there's NO WAY I'd let the guitar I got there go into luggage handling... but I may have been able to explain that it was my 'medical kit'. I would have probably have a nervous breakdown if it wasn't with me

[Eh! Steve]

http://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2006/...a'+and.html

Very much on topic and hugely funny

OGMZ I HAZ MAED 2 POsTZ0Rz 2dA

[paddys wink]

Droogie, on Aug 18 2006, 11:19 AM, said:

i think it was released yesterday. i'm seeing it today.

paddys wink, on Aug 17 2006, 10:06 PM, said:

how about stopping all security at airports so that noone need be offended or segregated into different risk categories,that way we can have the skies full of planes full of happy unchecked "people"with thier human rights unviolated,because in these dire times god forbid we put national security above the feelings of a minority

are you a terrorist? or do you just enjoy dying?

no i was being sarcastic

[Forgone Conclusion]

Morally, I think the concept of targetting muslims, etc is probably wrong. BUT, I also think it is probably the correct thing to do, as logically it makes sense. I also think the majority of Muslims will, even if they don't like it, accept it.

It's obviously not quite the same, but as a teenager I get treated with more suspicin than I did when I was younger by security guards. I obviously don't like it, because they're pre-judging me, and that is unfair on me. ut then I also understand that you will get a higher proportion of shoplifters being teenagers

[Echoes]

i know a guy, a british asian, who got spot-searched six times in one day, in london - stuff like that's just ridiculous.

Also, is there any eidence of spot-searching having been effective even once in the current war on terra?

[Automatic Man]

No. It's a waste of time. You get fined for wasting police time but they just waste their own too much.

How about the thing where a woman was found on-board with matches and face cream? She was found because she was walking up and down the rows (think she had some kind of mental problem). Anyway, they stopped the plane in Boston (wrong airport) and took out all the luggage and got dogs to search it. THAT is stupid.

[Dave. zzz....]

Like or lump the reasons behind them, body searches flick my switch, so to speak.

[Droogie]

well, they're usually done by men (if you're a man).

i'm flying to tokyo on tuesday, but to be honest i'd rather they still had the uber strict regulations because that way i'd actually feel safe. and i think virgin atlantic have a pretty good entertainment system. on the news they said that the terrorist group planned to bomb the planes, wait until the dust settles and security returns to normal, then bomb again and again, creating a consistent risk to air travel. if they reduce security now, surely they're asking for trouble? on the other hand maybe they're trying to minimise the disruptions, and hence minimise the satisfaction of the terrorists.

[paddys wink]

youve got to watch those damn teenage muslim shoplifters,id sarch them 7 times a day

[The Phlegmy One!111]

i'd say you have to watch all these damn shoftlifters, but hey I don't actually feel better when a white guy jacks me than when a muslim does. Though neither has happened.

[Dave. zzz....]

What about a jew?

[Gabriel Synthesis]

don't get him started on them

[The Phlegmy One!111]

If the average Jew jacked me, I'd probably be a little more pissed off because on average their incomes are no doubt higher and therefore they need whatever they took from me less. Though I doubt there are many Jewish pety street robbers.

[paddys wink]

you leave off the jews,theyve had ernough shit through the ages

[The Phlegmy One!111]

My favourite post by Sicyotrist ever ^.