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Just like you can opt out of the body scan, which induces them to yell, in front of everyone, "OPT OUT!" and then you get to stand in a little roped off area an
by e40 10y ago
Just like you can opt out of the body scan, which induces them to yell, in front of everyone, "OPT OUT!" and then you get to stand in a little roped off area and wait for a while. So, I agree, they'll make it as painful as possible to decline.
- Someone1234 10y agoOpt out may not be an option[0]. Even though the scanners don't work[1]. [0] http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/23/travel/tsa-airport-screening-change/ http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/23/travel/tsa-airport-screening-c... [1] http://www.politico.com/story/2015/08/airport-security-price-for-tsa-failed-body-scanners-160-million-121385 http://www.politico.com/story/2015/08/airport-security-price...
- cheald 10y ago"Pat-downs may not find weapons, so an officer will pat you down after the scanner says they should." Airtight logic there.
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- marssaxman 10y agoThe funny part about this "painful" experience is that the TSA has effectively sewn a crisp, clean, machine-embroidered "KICK ME" placard onto the backs of their own uniforms. They're such a blatantly incompetent pack of busybodies that it's actually become fun to mess with them by accepting their repeated invitation to gum up the works by opting out. -- All I have to do is stand here and grin, while you lot stumble around slowing yourselves down and tripping over your own feet? Sign me up! More seriously, it's also the only form of civil disobedience I can think of so far that has any shot at ending this farce; if more of us opted out more of the time, the system would become unworkable, and it would have to change.
- mikestew 10y agoif more of us opted out more of the time, the system would become unworkable, and it would have to change. You're saying it's workable now? While you and I are standing over there waiting for our groping, feeling smug about how we're sticking it to the man with our civil disobedience, the lines continue to back further and further out because they cut the number of agents. We're not sticking it to the man when the man himself is over there with a much bigger stick than we'll ever carry. I still opt out, though.
- marssaxman 10y agoWell, what else have we got? "Make it expensive" seems to be the only tool that works in this case, since they don't seem to actually care what we think about any of this.
- jacquesm 10y agoIf enough people do it they will simply remove the option to opt out.
- marssaxman 10y agoAt least that would be honest.