Don't have a link yet, but the PRINTED edition of my paper says TSA's planning $11K fines...

[HopeHoops]

... for anyone who refuses to submit to the screening procedure of TSA's choice!

Clearly that's a knee-jerk reaction to the movement to refuse full-body scans this Wednesday. I'll post a link as soon as I find one.

[hobbit709]

1. I would fight that in court and demand a jury trial.

[katnapped]

2. Here ya go

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/sfl-airport-scans-pat-downs-refual-20101121,0,2857269.story

[HopeHoops]

Thanks. That's a lot longer than what my paper printed (and they don't have it online yet).

[dipsydoodle]

3. I would assume that would require a change in the law

How do laws get passed in the USA ?

[hobbit709]

4. Usually by self-serving idiots.

[sarcasmo]

5. This will only escalate the fight.

[MadHound]

6. The best, most effective way to fight this madness is to not fly

Hit the airlines in the wallet, and they will put far more pressure on the government to change this madness than we can.

[timtom]

14. Exactly!!

Been my plan since 2002.

[lpbk2713]

7. "We are from the gummint and we are here to help you."

This gets more bizarre with each passing day.

[no_hypocrisy]

8. Why the fine? Isn't it bad enough they have to find another way to travel?

[katnapped]

10. "Check your rights at the gate please" n/t

[Angry Dragon]

9. Four planes were hijaked

Two were flown into the towers, one into the pentagon, one into the ground in Penn.
A man flew his private plane into an IRS building in Austin.
At this time there is no screening of private planes nor their passengers.
Private planes and passengers should have to go through the same type of
abuse as commercial planes and passengers.

[LisaL]

11. They threatened the "don't touch my junk" guy with the 10,000 $

fine.

[Lint Head]

12. I guess I will never fly again.

[LiberalEsto]

13. They can call it the Crotch Tax

and use it to help out those poor starving billionaires.