Liz CA Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 I just heard that a Yemen cell of terrorists have approached a surgeon if he would implant bombs for them. Evidently a certain part of our anatomy has enough fat layers that it could be hidden from screening devices...and not felt during pat downs unless you squeeze.... Do you think American Airlines will adopt a policy like El Al? Would it make flying safer in your opinion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted July 9, 2011 Author Share Posted July 9, 2011 Really wondering what others think about this. :bigear: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 I think the TSA needs to merge with the medical practice. We could hire Drs to do the patdowns, kill two birds with one stone so to speak. :glare: Seriously, if they start stating they must feel you up in order to board a plane, I'll probably quit flying. Not that I fly much lately, but I like to have the option there, just in case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Really wondering what others think about this. :bigear: I am thinking that determined terrorists won't need to do that to cause destruction in the US. A few remote control car bombs in well populated areas will swing our attention away from the airlines anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peela Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Keeping focused on potential terrorists probably stops you worrying about the rights your government is taking away from you. Keep it in perspective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Keeping focused on potential terrorists probably stops you worrying about the rights your government is taking away from you. Keep it in perspective. What specific rights do you mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Do you think American Airlines will adopt a policy like El Al? Would it make flying safer in your opinion? I am not sure it would help. I think enemies of the US government are different than the enemies of the government of Israel. I think the US government's enemies are too diverse for profiling to truly help. There are segments of society that would love for us to believe it would. That is all I have to say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tex-mex Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 I am not sure it would help. I think enemies of the US government are different than the enemies of the government of Israel. I think the US government's enemies are too diverse for profiling to truly help. There are segments of society that would love for us to believe it would. That is all I have to say. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celticmom Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Keeping focused on potential terrorists probably stops you worrying about the rights your government is taking away from you. Keep it in perspective. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punchie Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Body cavity searches would end all flying for us. What they do now can be invasive enough if you get an overzealous TSA agent. Quite frankly, I don't think the terrorists need to up the ante in reality. They've already won based on fear alone. We're so scared of possibilities, that we're allowing our rights the founding fathers created to be slowly stripped away. We're moving closer and closer to Big Brother and ppl are going willingly in the name of fear and safety. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamijoy Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 What specific rights do you mean? The Fourth Amendment "The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects personal privacy, and every citizen's right to be free from unreasonable government intrusion into their persons, homes, businesses, and property -- whether through police stops of citizens on the street, arrests, or searches of homes and businesses." Although I've heard it defended because entering the secure area of an airport is implying consent to be searched unreasonably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 The Fourth Amendment "The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects personal privacy, and every citizen's right to be free from unreasonable government intrusion into their persons, homes, businesses, and property -- whether through police stops of citizens on the street, arrests, or searches of homes and businesses." Although I've heard it defended because entering the secure area of an airport is implying consent to be searched unreasonably. Thank you. I misread what Peela wrote. I thought she was speaking of more legislation that would limit our rights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StaceyinLA Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 I need to refrain from reading any more airline or TSA threads until dd, the baby and I are safely home from Hawaii. I already can't sleep at night (don't really like flying and not much looking forward to it), and the barrage of posts about crappy security are making me NUTS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teachin'Mine Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 I need to refrain from reading any more airline or TSA threads until dd, the baby and I are safely home from Hawaii. I already can't sleep at night (don't really like flying and not much looking forward to it), and the barrage of posts about crappy security are making me NUTS! :grouphug: You will have an amazing flight holding that precious little one. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara R Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Great! The body scanners can search for surgical scars and TSA can terrorize cancer survivors everywhere! (The fine print on cancer treatment should list side effects of public humiliation when going through airport security, forever after. It's completely ridiculous that the disabled and cancer survivors have to get extra screening. We aren't more likely to be terrorists, and we have enough problems already, thankyouverymuch.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 My 88 year old father in law had terrible trouble with US customs last time he came through US from Canada to Australia. He had a medical certificate explaining about the artificial knee and the rod in his leg, but after the metal detector went off and they couldn't find the supposed gun strapped to his leg with a pat down he had had enough. they quickly let him through when he pulled his pants down to show them the scar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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