Wednesday, August 08, 2007
Microsoft - War On Terror Overblown
Yes, because when you think "security experts" you think "Microsoft". When you think "guy's who know what they're talking about", you think "Microsoft".
And this goes all the way up to the US's so-called "War on Terror".
So called? I guess the World Trade Center and 3,000 American lives are really still there. I guess that it was all an elaborate hoax to get us to invade Afghanistan and Iraq. It really pisses me off and degrades those who died as a simple statistic or worse.
According to Steve, are any of us really made safer by taking our shoes off to go through metal detectors?
It certainly would have caught Richard Reid.
Surely X-ray scanners which can see right through people's clothing is an unacceptable breach of privacy?
This is the most common argument against security in airports. Let me be clear: You do NOT have a reasonable expectation of privacy when getting on an airplane. If you did, the Supreme Court would have gotten lawsuits galore over "breaches" in people's privacy. Simply put, your privacy is outweighed by the safety and security of the 200 other peoples lives.
At the very least, do we want to live in a society where this is the accepted norm?
If you don't, you can move to another country that doesn't have these security features in place and then scream "why didn't they connect the dots" when a terrorist attack happens. Also, you don't HAVE to fly anywhere. You can drive, take a Greyhound or even take Amtrak.
No one is forcing you to get on an airplane.
I'm not talking about giving up any civil liberties, I'm talking about people who seem to think that there aren't any bad guys out there trying to kill you. I don't want any civil liberties taken away any more then anyone else.
Travis
travis@rightwinglunatic.com
And this goes all the way up to the US's so-called "War on Terror".
So called? I guess the World Trade Center and 3,000 American lives are really still there. I guess that it was all an elaborate hoax to get us to invade Afghanistan and Iraq. It really pisses me off and degrades those who died as a simple statistic or worse.
According to Steve, are any of us really made safer by taking our shoes off to go through metal detectors?
It certainly would have caught Richard Reid.
Surely X-ray scanners which can see right through people's clothing is an unacceptable breach of privacy?
This is the most common argument against security in airports. Let me be clear: You do NOT have a reasonable expectation of privacy when getting on an airplane. If you did, the Supreme Court would have gotten lawsuits galore over "breaches" in people's privacy. Simply put, your privacy is outweighed by the safety and security of the 200 other peoples lives.
At the very least, do we want to live in a society where this is the accepted norm?
If you don't, you can move to another country that doesn't have these security features in place and then scream "why didn't they connect the dots" when a terrorist attack happens. Also, you don't HAVE to fly anywhere. You can drive, take a Greyhound or even take Amtrak.
No one is forcing you to get on an airplane.
I'm not talking about giving up any civil liberties, I'm talking about people who seem to think that there aren't any bad guys out there trying to kill you. I don't want any civil liberties taken away any more then anyone else.
Travis
travis@rightwinglunatic.com
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