How did our country get to this point?

[xiphias]

Just got through security at Tampa airport.  Opted for a patdown instead of the backscatter.  Am still shaking from anger.  Didn't show any upset to the agents; not their fault, and didn't want to be arrested for causing a problem.  But how the HELL did out country get to the point that we are willing to be treated as probable-cause criminals for traveling?  It's unAmerican.  It's against everything a free country is supposed to be.  And I have no choice!  If I'm to visit Lis's family, I have to accept this infringement of my right to not undergo a search.

 

I have to accept that free movement around my country is now probable cause for criminal activity.  How the hell is this acceptable?

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Comments

Re: Security Theatre

[(Anonymous)]

One reason why I drive everywhere when possible instead of flying. No safer, no less safe, just less inconvenienced.

Car travel is considerably less safe than air travel. By avoiding airports, you reduce the risk of arbitrary detention and police brutality by TSA officials, but you increase the risk of dying in a car crash. Depending on the travelers' appearance, and where they are traveling, somebody choosing to drive may also face local risks of arbitrary detention and police brutality...it can be a difficult choice in some places, but I suspect that's a different problem than the "inconvenience" you were thinking of.