From: David Cole (DavidCole@tk7.net)
Date: Tue May 11 2004 - 21:17:08 PDT
What I find ironic is that although you can't get through an airport
without them scanning your shoes and looking at your feet for suspect foot
wear and accessories, you can load a container with 30 tons of nasty stuff
and ship it into the US, no inspection required.
So lets say you are a terrorist... - should you try and smuggle stuff in
your shoe, or put it inside a 40 foot container and ship it to your
destination??? For anyone with an IQ above 30, I think the answer is
pretty clear.
This Homeland security stuff is nonsense, especially the airport antics.
It is simply a stupid ploy to make us civilians "think" we are secure.
Meanwhile thousands of illegal Mexicans walk across the US - Mexico border
each day. So much for security.
Dave
On Tue, 11 May 2004 19:45:03 -0400, William Taylor <usms@sbcglobal.net>
wrote:
> There are some really dense people working at the airports,
> though I really believe there are not as many now as there were prior to
> 9/11. In 2000 I walked into the checkpoint
> at the Newark Airport with all the paperwork and identification
> I needed to bypass the mag and x-ray. I presented the paperwork
> to a fellow who didn't speak English very well. He said step through the
> mag, I told him to look at the paperwork. He looked at the paperwork
> and told me to walk through the mag.
> I figured what the heck, walked through the mag, set it
> off and he waived me back. I again pointed to the paperwork
> and he again pointed for me to walk through the mag. The
> paperwork told him I had a gun on and was permitted to do
> so. Finally I had to put my hands across my chest, shake
> my head no and demand a supervisor. The supervisor showed
> up, looked at the paperwork, waived me to the side of the line and into
> the checkpoint. All the supervisor could do was shake his head.
>
> Then after 9/11 I was in Detroit waiting for a connection
> when I guess my number came up and they took me aside for
> one of the non profile profile searches just before the
> jetway. I handed the guy my paperwork, showed him
> my id and he said he still had to search me. As soon as
> the wand got near my right side it started squealing.
> I looked at him and said "what did you expect?" He kept
> right on was everyone was watching and had me take my
> shoes off and he looked in my computer bag. Why?
>
> I wish they would hire nothing but retired NCO's to
> run the checkpoints. They're not so politically correct,
> but I'd trust their judgement. There's a retired Marine
> E7 flying the shorthaul out of Dayton, Ohio. Grizzled
> old fart with a big bulldog tattoo on his forearm. I think
> he makes a great flight attendant!
> Bill
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Military Vehicles Mailing List [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org] On
>> Behalf Of Edward Greeley
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 6:37 PM
>> To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [MV] Homeland Security Needs Your Help
>>
>>
>> Umm... Wait until you try to get through airport security while you are
>> equipped with a metal replacement hip joint. You turn your pockets
>> inside out, take off your belt with the non-removable buckle, remove
>> your shoes so they can be inspected, and STILL the damned bells and
>> whistles sound off when you try to go through the magnetometer.
>
>
>
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-- Dave
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