The "Don't touch my junk" thread

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zephyrprime

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America is getting paranoid with all this airport security. I say F this invasive stuff. I'd rather take my chances with the terrorists.
 

drebo

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http://demandprogress.org/scanners/?source=bb

NJ and Idaho already have bills to ban this practice. Get your state on board!

Gubment would just pull the same shit they always do: tromp out the Commerce Clause.

At least in this case, the Commerce Clause DOES give them the ability to regulate airlines. It does not, however, give them leave to violate the 4th Ammendment. Nude pictures and sexual assault are most certainly unreasonable searches when there is no warrant or other suspicion of wrong-doing.
 

werepossum

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Easy solution - issue every passenger a Colt Python .357 Magnum with frangible plastic ammo and seat everyone randomly. If your seatmate attempts to pull, strike or light anything, fire 'em up. :D
 

Darwin333

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Easy solution - issue every passenger a Colt Python .357 Magnum with frangible plastic ammo and seat everyone randomly. If your seatmate attempts to pull, strike or light anything, fire 'em up. :D

Issuing them and ensuring they are returned would be a pain in the ass though.

I say take the same .357 with the same ammo and embed them in the back of every seat like they do with the airphones. Hell, put an 8" blade in every seatback would make us far safer than this current bullshit and you wouldn't have to worry about getting felt up by some high school dropout. If I absolutely HAVE to get felt up at least let me chose to have a woman do it, even an ugly woman would be better than a pretty guy.

In all seriousness, this shit happens because we consent. I no longer consent to this bullshit masquerade and I intend on informing them every single time that they would have otherwise got my money.

Anyone wanna bet me that this policy will be changed by Christmas? $100 says it will because they have gone way the fuck over the line and this is just the very beginning.
 

werepossum

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Issuing them and ensuring they are returned would be a pain in the ass though.

I say take the same .357 with the same ammo and embed them in the back of every seat like they do with the airphones. Hell, put an 8" blade in every seatback would make us far safer than this current bullshit and you wouldn't have to worry about getting felt up by some high school dropout. If I absolutely HAVE to get felt up at least let me chose to have a woman do it, even an ugly woman would be better than a pretty guy.

In all seriousness, this shit happens because we consent. I no longer consent to this bullshit masquerade and I intend on informing them every single time that they would have otherwise got my money.

Anyone wanna bet me that this policy will be changed by Christmas? $100 says it will because they have gone way the fuck over the line and this is just the very beginning.

:D If they hire hot women I'll not only let her check my junk for "foreign objects", but I'll also tell her where I'm going and why. And the men can still be useful, to prevent my wife from kicking her ass (and mine.)