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Onlooker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-10 03:22 PM
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National opt out day fizzles
I think it fizzled because most people who actually travel by plane prefer the security. If you've ever traveled by plane during a period when their was danger in the air, flying could be nerve wracking. I remember during the 1991 Gulf War I got the chance to work in Lisbon, Portugal for a few weeks. My boss, an ex-Marine, discouraged me from traveling, but I didn't want to miss the opportunity. The plane was largely empty, and everyone seemed to be on edge, including the stewards. It made for a very unpleasant time (except that there was no wait at the airport on either side of the journey). To a lot of people who fly, the extra security is welcome. Those who refuse to fly or never have occasion to fly don't get it.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/11/24/national.opt.out.day/index.html?hpt=C1

The controversy over new security measures at airport checkpoints -- which some feared would boil over Wednesday, one of the year's busiest travel days -- instead didn't even reach a simmer.

Critics had declared the day before Thanksgiving "National Opt-Out Day" and urged travelers selected to undergo full body scans to refuse to subject themselves to the advanced imaging technology.
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CreekDog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-10 03:30 PM
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1. I fly lots of times each year, I simply want to avoid x-rays
but i'm not allowed.
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maxsolomon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-10 03:31 PM
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2. or it fizzled because people want to get where they're going
"people who travel by plane" know that the TSA procedures are ridiculous fear-based overkill.
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lamp_shade Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-10 04:07 PM
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3. Did anybody really think it wouldn't?
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