The TSA has directly caused the deaths of two people, and seriousy endangered at least one more. At the point where you let idiots kill people in the civil sphere, you're no longer accomplishing anything positive.
Plus, none of the sacrifices of freedom have been useful. We have been protected from a sippy cup and several laptops, because they might have been harboring terrorism. Terrorism is well-known by our crack minimum-wage TSA agents to be a physical substance, not unlike heroin or C4 explosive.
Ben Franklin said it best:
"Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
The TSA has directly caused the deaths of two people, and seriousy endangered at least one more. At the point where you let idiots kill people in the civil sphere, you're no longer accomplishing anything positive.
Plus, none of the sacrifices of freedom have been useful. We have been protected from a sippy cup and several laptops, because they might have been harboring terrorism. Terrorism is well-known by our crack minimum-wage TSA agents to be a physical substance, not unlike heroin or C4 explosive.
Ben Franklin said it best:
"Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
Would love to read about that "death of 2 people thing by the TSA"
"so you are refusing new technilogy, what is wrong with you...."
By the way we have prity good police in Canada and so not much trouble. Many policeman here are very inteligent guys.
That guy I saw in the al-Qaeda t-shirt that got away before I could call him in is damn proud of the hand over fist way we are embracing a surveillance society. I found more terrorists in my bran flakes this morning too.
I don't know what I'd do if every idiot with a cell phone wasn't calling the police on sight of my camera, and that I can't take a creative pi$$ without being under scrutiny. We've got to get us before they do... oops, I meant get them.
Thank god I'm safe.
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--J Brunner, The Prints of Darkness
If the authorities had more intelligence than a turnip, they would be asking everybody to TAKE photos. I thought pictures people took of the subway bombing helped them identify some of those responsible. Instead, they play this senseless game of treating everyone as criminals. I have one thing to say to law enforcement: Congratulations, you've made enemies out of your own countrymen. Good luck doing your job now!
If the authorities had more intelligence than a turnip, they would be asking everybody to TAKE photos. I thought pictures people took of the subway bombing helped them identify some of those responsible. Instead, they play this senseless game of treating everyone as criminals. I have one thing to say to law enforcement: Congratulations, you've made enemies out of your own countrymen. Good luck doing your job now!
Oh and don't forget that once you do make enemies of your own countrymen you then need the equivalent of the GDR STASI to keep everyone in order.
A STASI country is a state of mind and not determined by "national genes" so can't happen here doesn't apply. Falling into that state just requires a non questioning acquiescent state of mind. It's very easy to get there and relatively painless but the subsequent cure is like cold turkey for "druggies". Better never to go there.
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