The TSA is freakin' useless.

These rules are absurd.

All they're doing is providing the loopholes for everyone who wants to do harm on an airliner. It's all reactionary BS that doesn't make us any safer. I mean, it's impossible to describe all the ways terrorists can still get around this crap and keep the forum within its bandwidth limitations.

I'm extra pissed because I'm obviously going to have to deal with this on two of my three flights when I come home. Not to mention, the assholes that want to blow up planes are probably more motivated and excited than ever to get their brainwashed minions on to these aircraft because of the new challenge it poses. It'll probably be easier than ever to get a bomb around security because of the tunnel vision security will be getting from trying to follow these rules.

On the plus side, can't wait to see the look on a security officer's face when he finds out I don't wear underwear during the pat down; though that'll probably make me more suspicious for some twisted reasons they'll try to come up with.

FreeEnterprise wrote:     We don't discriminate against people with muslim names that are on watch lists... That wouldn't be fair.

He wasn't on a No fly list..

God knows why you even mentioned Obama and Bush.

" Disable aircraft-integrated passenger communications systems and services (phone, internet access services, live television programming, global positioning systems) prior to boarding and during all phases of flight."

Aren't these the things that airlines use to attract passengers?!

Wait no more TV?

God dammit. Now I'll need to buy a new Ipod for the next time I fly(or delete some music but screw that). That is why I flew Jetblue


Edited by jmac3 - 28 December 2009 at 11:27am

Next they will get rid of the windows on airplanes so that you can't see where you are.

Or use sleeping gas on the passengers at the beginning of the flight and wake them up at the end.

Tolgak wrote: Somebody doesn't have a clue how security works.

I don't get it.

Also, all these rules are for international flights, not for domestic flights.

you forgot Royal Jordanian

The Guy wrote: you forgot Royal Jordanian

I probably forgot a ton more. But yea, targeting people because they fit the characteristics of stereotypical Muslims is just going to divert eyes away from the terrorists, who likely will start changing names, shaving, and letting themselves go pale to avoid profiling. Even the video of the WTC bombers show people pretty well blended in.