The TSA wants to be everywhere in 2013 - here's why we shouldn't let it
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#2Newly created government institution uses resources to secure expansion of power, reach, number of employees, news at 11.
Re: The TSA wants to be everywhere in 2013 - here's why we shouldn't let it
#3Mother, should I trust the government?
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#4It would seem that if a sporting event is held on private property (e.g., Madison Square Garden), the TSA would need to be invited by the property owners before it could operate there.
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#5After an event I was at was targeted to be blown up, (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Portland_car_bomb_plot) I have changed my views on anti-terrorist teams at events and mass-gatherings.
I do find it silly, however, that these teams are supposedly a devision of the "Transit Security Administration".
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#6The only way to stop them is to stop funding them and that requires both parties to agree. Good luck with that.
Get used to the new TSA overlords. High school dropouts will now be groping you since it's the only job they will be able to get.
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#7After an event I was at was targeted to be blown up, ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Portland_car_bomb_plot ) I have changed my views on anti-terrorist teams at events and mass-gatherings. I do find it silly, however, that these teams are supposedly a devision of the "Transit Security Administration".
targeted to be blown up
FBI: Hey, do you want to blow something up?
Terrorist: OK
FBI: Here's a bomb, go blow something up.
Terrorist: OK
[click]
FBI: You're under arrest!
Sure, the guy committed a crime, but was I wouldn't say the event was "targeted to be blown up". It was a sting operation. A small probability threat was amplified by the FBI for the purpose of making a case. Does that justify TSA goons everywhere? The same ones that won't let you bring your bottle of Coke on an airplane?
Governments love to use "larger than life" enemies to justify a disproportionate invasion of liberty. It used to be Communists, now it's Terrorists.
Re: The TSA wants to be everywhere in 2013 - here's why we shouldn't let it
#8After an event I was at was targeted to be blown up, ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Portland_car_bomb_plot ) I have changed my views on anti-terrorist teams at events and mass-gatherings. I do find it silly, however, that these teams are supposedly a devision of the "Transit Security Administration".
You shouldn't change your assessment of the risks just because you almost got unlucky. It's like suddenly deciding that lottery tickets are a good investment just because you know someone who won.
Re: The TSA wants to be everywhere in 2013 - here's why we shouldn't let it
#9After an event I was at was targeted to be blown up, ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Portland_car_bomb_plot ) I have changed my views on anti-terrorist teams at events and mass-gatherings. I do find it silly, however, that these teams are supposedly a devision of the "Transit Security Administration".
targeted to be blown up Mainly by the FBI, based on that wikipedia article. FBI: Hey, do you want to blow something up? Terrorist: OK FBI: Here's a bomb, go blow something up. Terrorist: OK [click] FBI: You're under arrest! Sure, the guy committed a crime, but was I wouldn't say the event was "targeted to be blown up". It was a sting operation. A small probability threat was amplified by the FBI for the purpose of ma…
this happens way more than people (care to?) notice
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#10The broad and vague ruling that enables the TSA to do anything they want in airports[0] can (and will) be applied to just about any public event. It's probably just a matter of a few years or so before the TSA is searching us at virtually all public gatherings. And there isn't a damn thing we can do about it.
[0] http://boardingarea.com/blogs/flyingwithfish/2010/11/20/how-...