California Man Tells TSA, Don't 'Touch My Junk'

[Thunder]

http://www.aolnews.com/nation/articl...agent/19716789

It is about time someone stood up to them. This guy can sue them for sexual harassment!

[Stew]

Thunder, If the government isn't allowed to humiliate and dehumanize citizens at the airports then the terrorists win.

[Thunder]

Terrorists is still winning by forcing the government to fondle with our body parts. Next year, they'll have us stripping completely nude in front of people.

[Stew]

Terrorists is still winning by forcing the government to fondle with our body parts. Next year, they'll have us stripping completely nude in front of people.

Thunder, if that makes me safer then I'm all in favor of it. Don't forget that we are living in dangerous times where all of us must be willing to sacrifice essential basic liberties and freedoms for safety and security. I guess it boils down to this. Would you rather be fondled by a well trained and skilled federal government worker or blown to smithereens by a godless soulless murdering terrorists? We can't live in the 9/10 world of yesterday.

[PennyQuilts]

I've completely supported airport security but I'm close to being done with it.

[MustangGT]

Me too PQ. I get my back up with the lousy attitude that permeates every TSA employee I have dealt with. At least security in other countries is understanding and generally light hearted and actually enjoyable to interact with. 99% of the TSA thugs I have dealt with are surly/bad attitude/condescending/mean spirited punks. Friends in OKC PD Airport Division describe TSA as a bunch minimum wage dolts.

TSA is only minorly responsibile for increased aviation security. Flight attendent training/armed flight deck program and the fact that passenges wil not sit idly by and will fight in the are much larger factors.

[Thunder]

Thunder, if that makes me safer then I'm all in favor of it. Don't forget that we are living in dangerous times where all of us must be willing to sacrifice essential basic liberties and freedoms for safety and security. I guess it boils down to this. Would you rather be fondled by a well trained and skilled federal government worker or blown to smithereens by a godless soulless murdering terrorists? We can't live in the 9/10 world of yesterday.

I wouldn't have a problem stripping and allowing only the dudes to touch me. If a female TSA attempt that on me, I will sue.

[PennyQuilts]

I wouldn't have a problem stripping and allowing only the dudes to touch me. If a female TSA attempt that on me, I will sue.

My husband would be the exact opposite!! <vbg>

[Of Sound Mind]

There are many security experts that will tell you that the new porn scanners and groping procedures will do little to actually make us safer.

One way of protesting the new groping pat-downs is to act like you're enjoying them just a little too much... and casting flirting glances at the groper -- male or female...

[Kerry]

They could save a fortune if they just handed out box cutters to everyone on board. I have not flown in almost 2 years and I am not sure I want to. It seems like the US government is trying to create demand for High Speed Rail.

[bretthexum]

Until the TSA is a real law enforcement agency things will never been safer. You get what you pay for. If you only offer a TSA agent 25-30K a year you'll get the police academy dropouts,etc. Make it a REAL federal law enforcement agency that requires college degrees, rigorous training, and pay them well ... then I might feel safer.

[SkyWestOKC]

The TSA is the most useless agency the govt. has come up with.

They hold no authority. They are unarmed, 90% of the time physically unfit, 99% of the time dull, and 100% of the time mentally unable to distinguish threat vs. non threat. Last March I was let through security without being screened. I had my ID badge on of course, but they told me they were too busy with screening passengers (for the Spring Break rush) to deal with employees, they walked me and a few coworkers around the screening area and into the secure area with no pat down, no metal detector, nothing.

I wouldn't trust them with a safety-pin, much less my life. In fact, I trust myself, and the person next to me on the airplane with my life. There's no way in hell a terrorist will be able to hijack a plane in this world, thanks to the sensitivity of the American flyer, not the TSA. No monkey business on airplanes, the public will attack first and ask questions later. See: Detroit Christmas Day.

[jmarkross]

Not unlike the famous guy who filmed the Rodney King attack in L.A.*--this cat was smart enough to make a name for himself early and film it for posterity. He is famous now. Retirement fund. Clever. I like it...

*Man who filmed the incident...after a 20 mile chase, that happened right outside his balcony at 1am--he JUST happened to be out there with camera---King repeatedly fights with police to provoke them...with a camera he bought just before the incident...go figure the odds...

[MadMonk]

On a recent vacation trip to Las Vegas, while departing from OKC to Denver I discovered that my drivers license was expired (and had been for four months) by gettings questioned about it when presenting my ticket to the TSA woman working the line. I was shocked and thought my vacation was in jepardy of serious delay, but she just let me on by without further questioning, which I thought was odd considering the heightened level of alert we've been on lately. I guess a middle-aged white guy with his trophy wife in tow didn't raise any terrorism alarms.

I was a little surprised that on the way back, the Las Vegas TSA people never noticed that little oversight of mine. Of course, I was glad that I wasn't hassled, but it makes me question how effective these people are.

[MustangGT]

Of course, I was glad that I wasn't hassled, but it makes me question how effective these people are.

In my frequent flyer status not very effective at all.

[PennyQuilts]

Husband recently flew with a very "interesting" piece of metal equipment (evidence in an investigation) complete with wires and about the size of a half an ammo box. He had all kinds of documentation with him in case they needed it. He carried it on the plane and they didn't raise an eyebrow or even seem to notice it.

[dismayed]

Flying just isn't much fun anymore. The security is still not as good as it should be, the procedures they do have are humiliating, there have really been very few amenities added on board over the last decade, and so on. I'd much rather drive.

The most interesting thing about the "don't touch my junk" guy is that he is now facing a $10,000 fine. Apparently once you enter the line at the airport you must either go through the scanner or a pat-down and there's no turning around. Isn't that lovely.

[Martin]

penn jillette, in my opinion, came up with the best form of airport security. there'd be no scanners, no pat-downs, no removing of shoes, no nothing. the only thing you had to do in order to board your flight was eat a piece of bacon and kiss a member of the same sex. think about it. 'bacon and a kiss airlines'... pure genius. -M

[Thunder]

I don't understand, Mr. M.

[Bunty]

On a recent vacation trip to Las Vegas, while departing from OKC to Denver I discovered that my drivers license was expired (and had been for four months) by gettings questioned about it when presenting my ticket to the TSA woman working the line. I was shocked and thought my vacation was in jepardy of serious delay, but she just let me on by without further questioning, which I thought was odd considering the heightened level of alert we've been on lately. I guess a middle-aged white guy with his trophy wife in tow didn't raise any terrorism alarms.

I was a little surprised that on the way back, the Las Vegas TSA people never noticed that little oversight of mine. Of course, I was glad that I wasn't hassled, but it makes me question how effective these people are.

Did you have a hard time finding your birth certificate in order to renew your license? In Oklahoma you have to do that to renew an already expired drivers license.

[Thunder]

Did you have a hard time finding your birth certificate in order to renew your license? In Oklahoma you have to do that to renew an already expired drivers license.

And that is extremely stupid. Why need a Birth Certificate? That just do not make sense. To renew is to renew. On time or late....still the same thing....to renew. Providing proof of Birth Certificate does not do anything...seriously.

[PennyQuilts]

Who doesn't keep a birth certificate around???? That's basic.

[Stew]

Who doesn't keep a birth certificate around???? That's basic.

I agree it's basic and I agree you should keep it around and in a place where can easily find it. Yes, I totally agree with you on that but unfortunately I fail as witnessed by my countless waiting hours at the lovely 1000 Northeast 10th in OKC.

I just don't do well with paper. I need an electronic version that is acceptable. So once again it's not me it's them.

[Jersey Boss]

penn jillette, in my opinion, came up with the best form of airport security. there'd be no scanners, no pat-downs, no removing of shoes, no nothing. the only thing you had to do in order to board your flight was eat a piece of bacon and kiss a member of the same sex. think about it. 'bacon and a kiss airlines'... pure genius. -M

That would also keep Jews off the plane. There's those pesky unintended consequences.

[BBatesokc]

I think some day our grandkids will be studying this time in history and laughing at the photos of US Citizens standing in airport lines with their shoes in one hand waiting to be scanned or felt up, all smiling with ignorant confidence they are more secure for it. (sigh)