If I had a dime for every TSA-related post on HN...
I could buy my own damn jet.
Anyone who spoke bad about the TSA was shot down as a terrorist. Ridiculous. Now, this is the first time that it is politically and socially ok to complain about the TSA, and people have come out with all their pent up frustration in full force.
Reality is this. Something needs to change. They are an angry and ineffective bunch.
The world is full of Very Serious Issues, to which there are massive amounts of bytes of writing dedicated on the internet. Once this one has blown over, it will be something else - tasers, a war, health care, the deficit, etc... etc... If you really think about it, a few inconvenienced/embarassed/violated people in the US are pretty small potatoes compared to a much larger lack of freedom in a much larger country (China), hunger in parts of the developing world, and things like that.
Once you cave in and accept this "crap" (star) , it starts to consume you.
(*) (I actually agree with some of it, but I just don't think this is the proper forum)
On the internet, no one can hear you scream.
The only time you'll ever catch me on a flight is I'm crossing this continent (or getting off of it).
My question is this:
Where do you draw the line?
When they make you strip completely naked in a private room and it takes 4 hours to get everyone through security?
When you are not allowed to carry ANY items on?
The full body radiation scanners does a little radiation but radiation damage to the DNA is cumulative.
If more and more people refused, this would be pressure for change.