TSA pat down photos of the day - Democratic Underground

Liberal_in_LA

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Tue Jan-04-11 09:07 PM
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TSA pat down photos of the day

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Carolina

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Tue Jan-04-11 09:10 PM
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1. absurd!

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gateley

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Tue Jan-04-11 09:10 PM
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2. Sometimes it's hard to remember what country I'm living in. nt

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hlthe2b

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Tue Jan-04-11 09:14 PM
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3. So do they pull out their tasers if the kids kick 'em?

Edited on Tue Jan-04-11 09:15 PM by hlthe2b

:mad:

(and what would they do to ME if I paid the kid to do so....:evilgrin: )

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dixiegrrrrl

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Tue Jan-04-11 09:20 PM
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4. Obscene.

Worse yet, people are getting used to it.

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MannyGoldstein

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Tue Jan-04-11 09:24 PM
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5. At least the patters are racially and gender diverse

This insanity knows no bounds.

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WestSeattle2

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Tue Jan-04-11 09:43 PM
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6. What if the explosives are hidden in the canes?

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proud2BlibKansan

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Tue Jan-04-11 09:44 PM
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7. And I'm thinking they better be sure to check under that kid's hat

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TroglodyteScholar

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Tue Jan-04-11 09:54 PM
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11. +1 n/t

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nadinbrzezinski

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Tue Jan-04-11 09:56 PM
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12. That is actually the reasoning

but truth be told... if I am going to go through the effort of doing that... there are explosives that will not show... and a cane for a shaped charged? Now let the hilarity ensue...

Now a cane to kill somebody... that was a FAV of the KGB... they used it to insert a ball bearing with Racine into a defector back in the 1950s.

Oh and since this is surely gonna get flagged by ECHELON... yes boys some of us do read history.

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Xicano

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Tue Jan-04-11 09:45 PM
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8. My thought about the first photo is: War vet who lost his leg fighting for our country's freedom

Looking disgusted and saying to himself: "WTF Is this what I lost my leg fighting for? I thought this was the kind of shit I fought to defend against".

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dhill926

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Tue Jan-04-11 09:50 PM
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9. his expression does say it all...........n/t

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L0oniX

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Tue Jan-04-11 09:53 PM
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10. Pedophiles dream job.

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LisaL

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Tue Jan-04-11 10:32 PM
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13. How old is that kid? Four? Five?

Edited on Tue Jan-04-11 10:36 PM by LisaL

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Mariana

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Tue Jan-04-11 11:40 PM
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14. Not even that old, I don't think. I'd guess three. nt.

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csziggy

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Wed Jan-05-11 12:54 AM
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17. I thought TSA would not be doing pat downs on kids any more?

No 'enhanced' pat-downs for kids
Updated 11/18/2010 2:00 PM
By Thomas Frank, USA TODAY
Children going through airport security will no longer be subject to the aggressive pat-downs that have riled some passengers and will instead face less-intrusive hand searches from screeners, the Transportation Security Administration said Tuesday.

"After a thorough risk assessment and after hearing concerns from parents, we made the decision that a modified pat-down would be used for children 12 years old and under who require extra screening," TSA spokeswoman Kristin Lee said in a statement.
http://travel.usatoday.com/flights/2010-11-17-tsa-pat-downs-children_N.htm

So are those pictures really from today - or did the TSA lie to the American public?

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LisaL

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Wed Jan-05-11 12:57 AM
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18. No, they are still doing pat downs of kids.

Edited on Wed Jan-05-11 12:58 AM by LisaL

Only instead of "enhanced" pat downs kids under 12 get "modified" pat downs. Whatever that means.

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csziggy

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Wed Jan-05-11 01:48 AM
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20. This is so wrong on so many levels!

I am so glad I have no reason to even think about flying. And I will make no plans involving any form of transportation that involves getting fondled by strangers hired by the government.

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Liberal_in_LA

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Wed Jan-05-11 09:04 PM
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24. younger. an older child would be freaked out by mr. Grabby hands

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immoderate

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Wed Jan-05-11 12:07 AM
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15. These people are as likely as anyone to be carrying a nuclear weapon.

:scared:

--imm

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Lorien

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Wed Jan-05-11 12:32 AM
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16. You forgot the

:sarcasm:

Or you really need to turn off your TV for a while.

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immoderate

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Wed Jan-05-11 01:10 AM
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19. Uh-uh. I'll stand by that statement as written.

Do you know anyone, offhand, who is more likely than they to try to get a nuclear weapon onto an airplane?

--imm

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reggie the dog

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Wed Jan-05-11 07:59 AM
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22. why waste a nuclear weapon on a plane?

if a nuke is blown in a city center it will kill far more people

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immoderate

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Wed Jan-05-11 11:25 AM
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23. They're terrorists!

They explode their underwear! If they can check a nuclear weapon onto a plane, they'll do it.

--imm

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reggie the dog

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Wed Jan-05-11 07:58 AM
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21. so i am going to have to let a grown adult

run their hands all over my three year old daughter???? my trip with her to the usa from where we live in france this summer is going to be our last. this is not right on so many leveles and is going to show up at subway stations and malls too..... i saw it coming since i was a teenager and i was ridiculed, at least i got the hell out of the usa

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