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USA gone mad?

Discussion in 'Alley of Dangerous Angles' started by Mr Writer, Aug 8, 2002.

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    While we should be concerned with potential weapons being brought on board, it doesn't mean we should stop using our BRAINS. I doubt the person who wrote the directive on searching for weapons anticipated that a TOY made out of crappy plastic which my 4-year son can destroy in mere seconds would be regarded as a potentially LETHAL weapon. [saracsm] OMG, next we'll have to remove people's hands and feet, because otherwise our planes might get hijacked by terrorists skilled in the martial arts!!! [/sarcasm]
     
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    [​IMG] Oh, come on.

    If you read my above post, you should realize that there is nothing inherently wrong with what was done. I for one feel much safer, knowing that anything (including a 2-inch plastic rifle) which looks threatening to ANYONE will not be brought onboard.
     
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    ***CONGRATULATIONS***
    USA have just won the award for the most paranoid country in the whole fr*cking world... you didn`t see that one coming did you...

    [ September 01, 2002, 10:16: Message edited by: AssWooper the UberSpammer ]
     
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    [​IMG] Great, an award an a double-negative in the same sentence!
     
    SlimShogun, Sep 1, 2002
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    Actually, that makes me feel more insecure. It is by such *reasonable* steps that we slide down the slope into a police state. Study Nazi Germany a bit more thoroughly. Furthermore, guards harrassing a woman over a toy would still have missed those terrorists - it is people using their brains who catch them - like that customs agent who stopped a terrorist at the border long before the hijackings, because she knew something wasn't right.

    I'm surprised it took this long for someone to notice.

    And now for something completely different. :D

    [ September 05, 2002, 09:54: Message edited by: Sojourner ]
     
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