• Bye@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Pre-9/11 airport travel

    Every time I’m at the airport, I’m haunted by the memory of how it it was. We really fucked up. For something as important as public transportation, we really screwed up by sacrificing privacy for the fake feeling of security.

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      11 months ago

      And it’s just theater. They aren’t catching more people because there aren’t more people trying to do things. Instead we make old ladies in wheelchairs take off their diapers for inspection (true story) pat ourselves on the back, and pray to NIMBY Jesus.

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        11 months ago

        My wheelchair bound ex wife was “randomly” pulled out of line at 2 airports during the same flight at the start and during a transfer. They made her stand up so they could pat her down. I almost became a felon that day.

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      11 months ago

      In 2017 there was an undercover test of how effective TSA is.

      About 80% made it through, and apparently that was an improvement compared to 2015.