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No problem with the TSA scanners you say? Rather be safe than sorry while flying you say? A necessary evil in today's world?
How about in bus terminals or train stations? Won't happen you say?
Little by little our freedom is slipping away.
Natural News h/t Gateway:
TSA now setting up Nazi-style "VIPER" security checkpoints at bus terminals
Thursday, December 02, 2010 by: Ethan A. Huff, staff writer
Terrorizing innocent travelers at airports is simply not enough for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The agency recently tested a new program known as VIPER (Visual Intermodal Protection and Response) which involved placing Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officials at Greyhound bus stations in Tampa to pat down and grope ground travelers. The agency even brought in local police with sniff dogs to allegedly help improve overall security.
Gary Milano, the federal security director for TSA at Tampa International Airport and several surrounding airports, told reporters at a press conference that the purpose of the new measure is "to sort of invent the wheel in advance, in case ... there ever is specific intelligence requiring us to be here. This way, us and our partners are ready to move in at a moment's notice."
In other words, there really is no legitimate -- or legal -- reason for TSA agents be frisking passengers at bus stops, but as long as the cited reasons include "security", the public is simply supposed to accept the unwarranted checkpoints as a necessary evil for the sake of improved safety.
"What we're looking for are threats to national security as well as immigration law violators," explained Steve McDonald from the U.S. Border Patrol, also trying to legitimize the efforts to the public.
But the endeavor is really nothing more then yet another violation of civil liberties in the name of security. Harassing travelers and looking for "immigration law violators" without a warrant is a clear violation of the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution which states that "a search or seizure is generally unreasonable and unconstitutional, if conducted without a valid warrant."
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To avoid meaningful profiling, the granny-grope and to prevent any more of their agents from enduring a humiliating titty-twist, Nappy and The TSA Porn Kings will now resort to stick figures or something. MSNBC: TSA: New scanner software will protect...
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No problem with the TSA scanners you say? Rather be safe than sorry while flying you say? A necessary evil in today's world?
How about in bus terminals or train stations? Won't happen you say?
Little by little our freedom is slipping away.
Natural News h/t Gateway:
TSA now setting up Nazi-style "VIPER" security checkpoints at bus terminals
Thursday, December 02, 2010 by: Ethan A. Huff, staff writer
Terrorizing innocent travelers at airports is simply not enough for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The agency recently tested a new program known as VIPER (Visual Intermodal Protection and Response) which involved placing Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officials at Greyhound bus stations in Tampa to pat down and grope ground travelers. The agency even brought in local police with sniff dogs to allegedly help improve overall security.
Gary Milano, the federal security director for TSA at Tampa International Airport and several surrounding airports, told reporters at a press conference that the purpose of the new measure is "to sort of invent the wheel in advance, in case ... there ever is specific intelligence requiring us to be here. This way, us and our partners are ready to move in at a moment's notice."
In other words, there really is no legitimate -- or legal -- reason for TSA agents be frisking passengers at bus stops, but as long as the cited reasons include "security", the public is simply supposed to accept the unwarranted checkpoints as a necessary evil for the sake of improved safety.
"What we're looking for are threats to national security as well as immigration law violators," explained Steve McDonald from the U.S. Border Patrol, also trying to legitimize the efforts to the public.
But the endeavor is really nothing more then yet another violation of civil liberties in the name of security. Harassing travelers and looking for "immigration law violators" without a warrant is a clear violation of the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution which states that "a search or seizure is generally unreasonable and unconstitutional, if conducted without a valid warrant."
- Undercover Agents Snuck Fake Explosives, Weapons Past Tsa Agents 96% Of The Time
From Fox News: Undercover agents were able to sneak fake explosives and banned weapons through Transportation Security Administration checkpoints, in an investigation that revealed a massive, system-wide security failure at America’s airports. The...
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The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly...
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Individuals Who Pose A Threat Cleared To Work In Airports From Will at The Other News: A decade after the worst terrorist attack in U.S. history the Homeland Security agency created to protect the nation’s transportation system clears “individuals...
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To avoid meaningful profiling, the granny-grope and to prevent any more of their agents from enduring a humiliating titty-twist, Nappy and The TSA Porn Kings will now resort to stick figures or something. MSNBC: TSA: New scanner software will protect...
- That's One Way To Piss On A Protest
If these scanners are so damn crucial to our security, then why did they turn them off at airports around the country? Especially at one like Newark? You think maybe they're been *GASP!* lying about the need for them? NJ.com Newark airport controversial...