dr_gonz said:

the shit are they actually looking for during said pat downs?

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scienceguy said:

I can only assume space-age weaponry.  Or drugs.

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Stuff like the underwear bomber all that guy managed to do was catch his own pants on fire though...not that scary.

truekimbo2 said:

It is with your permission... They're saying if you want to fly in our 100 million dollar machine we would like to search you first to make sure nothing happens to it.

Then you say "ok, its worth it"

We don't say "fuck you, let me on anyways i'm a merikan I get into whatever machine i want".

You can say "oh, well i'd rather not, cya later" and they won't touch you and make you feel bad.

edit: you see how this differs from the police, where you can't just say "i'd rather not"?

Fuck it next time I go into a store I'm just going to pay what i think the product is worth.  It an erosion of my freedom to be overcharged by dickheads.

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Tyner, 31, was on his way to South Dakota on Saturday to go pheasant hunting. He was chosen for a full-body scan and opted out because he thought it was invasive. He was then informed that he would be subjected to a body search. He told the TSA agent, “"You touch my junk and I'm going to have you arrested.”

Tyner likened the proposed search procedure to a “sexual assault.”

When he tried to assert his rights, Tyner was told by a TSA supervisor on tape, “By buying your ticket you gave up a lot of rights.”

Aguilar says that Tyner was facing nothing more than the traditional pat-down that TSA has used for some time, and not a more aggressive body search in effect since late October.

In the end, security escorted Tyner out of the airport, after American Airlines refunded his ticket.
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According to Aguilar, Tyner is under investigation for leaving the security area without permission. That’s prohibited, among other reasons, to prevent potential terrorists from entering security, gaining information, and leaving.
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The Transportation Security Administration has opened an investigation targeting John Tyner, the Oceanside man who left Lindbergh Field under duress on Saturday morning after refusing to undertake a full body scan.
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Michael J. Aguilar, chief of the TSA office in San Diego, called a news conference at the airport Monday afternoon to announce the probe. He said the investigation could lead to prosecution and civil penalties of up to $11,000.

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dr_gonz said:

George Carlin was a piece of fucking shit conspiracy theorist. How dare he question the almighty.

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George Carlin was a fucking visionary, and a good man. 
But, I respect your opinion.