Erm i hope that wasnt a racist remark coz it sounded like it. Skin has nothing to do with it.AkJay said:
Apparently not, if that guy was able to get on the Detroit plane on Christmas with the underwear bomb.Kuchinawa212 said:
It was a slightly racist remark, but I'm just poking fun at how all the obvious Muslims (accents, brown skin, turbans, etc.) get stopped for "random" extra screening, where as I am white as a ghost and have never been stopped. Racial profiling is disgustingly wrong, but tell that to the airlines, not me.DemonicKitten said:
Umm... Well You can look at it. Don't email me the link XDclairedelune said:
True, you have a valid point, i guessed thats what you meant but just wanted to be sure coz i hate racist remarksAkJay said:
So, I actually went through one of the scanners, at the San Francisco international airport on my way home to New York City. At the time (this was in July of 2009) I hadn't heard of them yet. Because I'd done rather well earlier in the week in Las Vegas, I was flying 1st class, and got to skip to the head of the security line. When I walked up I noticed that they put me next in line for what was NOT a metal detector. They had me take my shoes off, hold the few items in my pocket up over my head and stand in the chamber - the whole process took less than 10 seconds. I came out and eagerly looked around to see where the image was and couldn't find it, so I started to inquire with the guards there about the machine. I was told that NO ONE there at the security gate gets to see the images at all - the images are displayed only at 1 terminal in a central security room for the airport, and the one person who sees the images then radios in if the passenger is clear or not. I was disappointed because I wanted to see what it looked like, and the guard told me it's nothing special and showed me a sample photo - he told me "You just come out looking like Silver Surfer", and that was as close to the point as possible. Yes, it looks like a person without clothes one, but there are no markings or color on the person, so it almost doesn't even look human.CyberAkuma said:American Airline security is kind of a giant clusterf*ck right now due to the fact that a terrorist bomber was able to get explosives on board of a U.S flight leaving from Holland to Detroid.
It has been widely regarded that the security measurements taken today at modern airport is not good enough to ensure security.
Some airport to counteract these type of flaws have purchased Body Scanners [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_scan] that are able to display a vague picture of the subject in question naked.
What is your opinion on this?
Some oppose these machines and claim that it violates personal integrity while some others claim that this is the only way of insuring that no explosives get on board of an airplane.
What are your thoughts and ideas regarding naked body scan? Would you have no problems letting someone seeing you naked through a scanner?
Do you think it imposes a threat to personal intergrity?
EDIT: I read that some airports that have Body Scanning allows for passengers that do not wish to be body scanned to be frisked instead.
I have to second this. Flying might save time (assuming everything goes as it should which it seldom does)but it is cheaper (if your vehicle isn't shit) to drive within a continent. Even if it's all the way from East Coast US to the West Coast, it's not worth the horse shit. You have things like the Pilot and Tahoe that are complete with DVD players and TVs equipped with composite for the kids, comfortable seating and plenty of room and by swapping drivers you could allow the other adult to get some rest. Plan your trip to grandmas house in advance and just drive. Fuck flying. A car doesn't hassle you and (as long as it isn't a shitty car) doesn't DELAY. It just GOES.Khell_Sennet said:
For many people it was a change they they put in to effect one day. Maybe if these countries had always had regulations about the turbans and face vales it wouldn't be so bad but to just one day tell these people can't practice a particular religious belief when youve been allowed to freely do it your entire life will definitely cause some trouble and aggravation.DemonicKitten said:True, you have a valid point, i guessed thats what you meant but just wanted to be sure coz i hate racist remarks
I must say it was that kind of thing that started the Toxteth Riots in the Uk years ago. Targeting the "black" community all the time, making them submit to searches e.t.c, arresting them for no reason. If the airports did start targeting the "racial" communities rather then everyone, hell will break out. Its bad enough that issue about turbans and face scarfs causing issue in most countries. I say "when in Rome you do as Rome asks". You come into this country, do as we tell you else sod off. I have nothing against the other religions but i do hate when they argue over our rules. Terrorism is a major issue and yes its true that those with headscarves do often seem to be the ones causing the problem since you can't see their face so the terrorists take advantage and use the scarves also to pass themselves off as being religious (some actually are) and start their killings.
Not exactly... The headscarves aren't meant to block their face, it's actually a symbol in Muslim religion. They find it disrespectful to show their heads to Allah (The Jewish also find it disrespectful, which is why they were yamacha's). That goes back to what I was saying earlier, they stop Muslims wearing turbans now because it might hide their face, but because the people behind 9/11 were brainwashed Islam fanatics.DemonicKitten said:
Here's an idea, when you see someone attempting to carry out a terrorist attack while your on a plane, kick his ass and don't let him. Even if he has a gun, guns aren't that useful in such close quarters and melee weapons like knives are relatively easy to disarm, especially it's one dude vs. an entire airplane of pissed off people.Pyro Paul said:
