If any publicity is good publicity, then the TSA, airports across the nation, and body scanner manufacturers must be flying high. Today, one of the busiest travel days of the year, all eyes are on travelers to see whether or not they will cause delays by participating in the protest against the TSA. It is dubbed the "National Opt Out Day," and it has created a media firestorm. But is all the hysteria really justified? Or is the press more outraged than the actual passengers?
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Showing posts with label TSA. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
TSA: Enemy of the American People?
FBN's Judge Andrew Napolitano on how airport security is impacting your civil liberties.
Lou Dobbs on TSA Screening
FBNs Lou Dobbs on the growing controversy surrounding the TSA and its evasive passenger-screening methods.
Monday, November 22, 2010
Rush Limbaugh Rails Against TSA Fondling
"Keep your hands off my tea bag, Mr. President," Rush Limbaugh said on his nationally syndicated program today.
TSA Chief Urges Against Airport Scan Boycott
"John Pistole, Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration, is urging passengers angry over new TSA safety measures not to boycott airport body scans during the holiday traveling season.
An internet-organized National Opt-Out Day is scheduled for Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving and the busiest travel day of the year, when angry travelers are planning to refuse to walk through body scans. The graphic scans take only a few seconds, but people who decline the process must undergo an enhanced pat down which takes much longer and can cause a huge backlog of flights.
Pistole said on Monday, ""Just one or two recalcitrant passengers at an airport is all it takes to cause huge delays."" He asked flyers not to ""tie up people who want to go home and see their loved ones.""
The TSA head has acknowledge the invasiveness of the new security measures and has pledged to review them. However, he says the TSA must balance privacy with passenger protection. Pistole also noted that only a relatively small proportion of the 34 million travelers were subject to the full pat downs since the changes have gone into effect."
An internet-organized National Opt-Out Day is scheduled for Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving and the busiest travel day of the year, when angry travelers are planning to refuse to walk through body scans. The graphic scans take only a few seconds, but people who decline the process must undergo an enhanced pat down which takes much longer and can cause a huge backlog of flights.
Pistole said on Monday, ""Just one or two recalcitrant passengers at an airport is all it takes to cause huge delays."" He asked flyers not to ""tie up people who want to go home and see their loved ones.""
The TSA head has acknowledge the invasiveness of the new security measures and has pledged to review them. However, he says the TSA must balance privacy with passenger protection. Pistole also noted that only a relatively small proportion of the 34 million travelers were subject to the full pat downs since the changes have gone into effect."
Sunday, November 21, 2010
TSA molesting and Strip Searching 3 years old kids
The three year old girl screams "stop touching me" as the TSA goon feels up and down her legs and backside. The goon continues to grope her even after her mother picks her up and the child is clearly distressed.
Let’s get the facts straight first. Before the video started the boy went through a metal detector and didn’t set it off but was selected for a pat down. The boy was shy so the TSA couldn’t complete the full pat on the young boy. The father tried several times to just hold the boys arms out for the TSA agent but I guess it didn’t end up being enough for the guy. I was about 30 ft away so I couldn’t hear their conversation if there was any. The enraged father pulled his son shirt off and gave it to the TSA agent to search, thats when this video begins.
Let’s get the facts straight first. Before the video started the boy went through a metal detector and didn’t set it off but was selected for a pat down. The boy was shy so the TSA couldn’t complete the full pat on the young boy. The father tried several times to just hold the boys arms out for the TSA agent but I guess it didn’t end up being enough for the guy. I was about 30 ft away so I couldn’t hear their conversation if there was any. The enraged father pulled his son shirt off and gave it to the TSA agent to search, thats when this video begins.
Friday, November 19, 2010
TSA Body Scanners and Invasive Pat-Downs
Democracy NOW! - DN! - As one of the busiest travel seasons of the year approaches there is a public outcry over new airport security measures that include full-body scanners and invasive police-style pat-downs. The job of doing these body scans is a dream come true for perverts. We speak with the Electronic Privacy Information Center and the ACLU as well as New York City Councilman David Greenfield who introduced a resolution to ban the use of the full body scanners in New York. Published with written permission from democracynow.org. http://www.democracynow.org and provided to you under Democracy NOW! creative commons license. Copyright for this news broadcast belongs to democracynow.org, an independent non-profit user funded news media, recognized and broadcast world wide. Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today, visit http://www.DemocracyNow.org/donate
Monday, November 15, 2010
Video of Man Refusing TSA Pat-Down Goes Viral
A man who refused a body scan and pat-down search at a San Diego airport has become an Internet sensation in the debate weighing fliers' security versus their privacy. (Nov. 15)
Sunday, November 14, 2010
TSA Encounter - Naked Body Scan Backlash
“Grassroots groups are urging travelers to either not fly or to protest by opting out of the full-body scanners and undergo time-consuming pat-downs instead,” reports CNN.
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