Just Out from TSA

[ProSense]

Just Out from TSA

Josh Marshall

The TSA just released the following statement on updated, permanent security measures, effective tomorrow ...

"Today, the Transportation Security Administration issued new security directives to all United States and international air carriers with inbound flights to the U.S. effective January 4, 2010.

The new directive includes long-term, sustainable security measures developed in consultation with law enforcement officials and our domestic and international partners.

Because effective aviation security must begin beyond our borders, and as a result of extraordinary cooperation from our global aviation partners, TSA is mandating that every individual flying into the U.S. from anywhere in the world traveling from or through nations that are state sponsors of terrorism or other countries of interest will be required to go through enhanced screening. The directive also increases the use of enhanced screening technologies and mandates threat-based and random screening for passengers on U.S. bound international flights."

[BlooInBloo]

1. Over/under to hear whining from white folks "why are they searching ME??!!??"...

is hereby set at 24 hours. Pick ur side, place ur bet!*



*Unless it has already started.

[Clio the Leo]

4. "I have a God-given right to carry a gun onto a plane!"

..... Thomas Jefferson said so!

(:sarcasm: or course)

[Hekate]

5. Piffle. We'll all just be issued hospital gowns as we enter the airport. That should do it.

:eyes:

[davidpdx]

14. I would go under, but then again like I said somewhere else

You can't go and pull people off according to racial profiling like that crazy ass guy said on FOX the other day. It has to be everyone who is treated equally (or as close as possible), so that means everyone is going to have to suffer through a little tigher security.

I just have to remember to stop putting things in my underware before I get on the plane.

Yeah...I know that was bad..

[high density]

2. pass the lube. NM

[Raster]

10. "There's always time for lube!"

[Clio the Leo]

3. Ahhhh!!! "MANDATES!"!!!! NT

[arcadian]

6. That's one way to expand an empire.

[Bitwit1234]

7. Got a dandy idea better than the hospital gown

Wrap all passengers in a cocoon. Dont' break the seal til they are ready to deplane. that way you can get more on the plane just start stacking them.

[gmoney]

11. or like in "The Fifth Element"

where passengers get into little chambers and at the push of a button, they're knocked unconscious for the duration of the trip.

[Cha]

8. GOOD!

"Because effective aviation security must begin beyond our borders, and as a result of extraordinary cooperation from our global aviation partners, TSA is mandating that every individual flying into the U.S. from anywhere in the world traveling from or through nations that are state sponsors of terrorism or other countries of interest will be required to go through enhanced screening. The directive also increases the use of enhanced screening technologies and mandates threat-based and random screening for passengers on U.S. bound international flights.""

[AspenRose]

9. I guess they didn't learn anything from the Chicago Olympic bid.

And what does "other countries of interest" mean, exactly?

[TexasObserver]

12. Recommend

[Cha]

13. Kick~

[RoyGBiv]

15. This is a good move ...

They need to do more of this and less of the silly stuff like shoe removal and confiscating bottles with liquids over a certain size.

The liquids thing is truly baffling to me.