Re: At what point do we say "Enough"?

This one really gets to me.  It is obvious that those parents care and love for 
their special needs child and a large part of that probably involves protecting 
him and shielding him from some of the crueler things in this world.  Sometimes 
that is probably impossible to do completely so they fill the gap with love and 
comforting.  To put that child and these parents in a situation where they are 
unable to provide either of those things, (I'm gathering they were not allowed 
to touch or effectively communicate with him while he was being checked.), I 
mean how do you explain that stupidity to a mentally challenged kid, let alone a 
fully competent adult. 


This one bothers me even more than the kid ones, probably because of the parents 
perspective.  I look at that video and realize that those parents live with the 
reality that in all likelihood their son will outlive them, and it must tear 
them up to worry/fear for how he will be cared for when they are gone.  To add 
to that with such banal stupidity in the name of security is beyond my 
comprehension.  At what point does one of these TSA employees say "I'm not 
following those orders".?  At what point do those of us in line speak up and ask 
out loud what is wrong with the people conducting such banality?  I realize if 
just one person does it they may get detained/arrested, but what if everyone did 
did it, or at least enough to shut the security lane down for a few minutes.  Or 
if everyone called 911/local police to report a crime being committed?  


We are fucking sheep and I do my own share of bleating because of what I fear it 
will cost me.  


We don't deserve the freedom we complain they are taking from us.

Mike F.





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From: Peter T. Chattaway <petert-LOVM4QxV+tDq6eQxt3vRmLDks+cytr/[email protected]>
To: DADL (off topic) <[email protected]>
Sent: Fri, June 10, 2011 3:21:00 PM
Subject: Re: [DADL-OT] At what point do we say "Enough"?

>http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/dpp/news/taryn_asher/dad-special-needs-son-harassed-by-tsa-at-detroit-metropolitan-airport-20110608-wpms
>s

> "They said, 'Please, sir, we know what we're doing,'" Mandy said.

Fuckin' arrogant power-tripping jerks ...

> "He took the hammer and he tapped the wall. 'See, it's hard. It could be used 
>as a weapon,'" Mandy explained.

What, nothing *hard* is allowed on a plane any more?  I guess there's no point 
in offering free wifi to passengers or anything, then.  It's not like anyone's 
allowed to bring their laptops, right?

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