posted by Kyle on Aug 19
I’m flying to DC on Tuesday morning. I will be up very late on Monday night because I am hosting a Ron Paul for President fund raiser at my house. My flight leaves at 6:00 AM. When I arrive at the airport, I’m not going to be in a good mood. I’m going to be tired and cranky. I’m always cranky at the airport because I have to deal with government employees. TSA employees are some of the most incompetent and infuriating people in the world. Last year I flew over 50,000 miles, and hated every mile of it. I’ve dealt with all sorts of jackasses in the TSA. Luckily, I’ve been able to get by without too many hassles. Unfortunately, my bad mood at the airport could soon earn me more problems.
Check out “At the Airport, You Better Smile” which is frankly really, really creepy. Check this out:
Apparently, these Behavior Detection Officers work in pairs. One scenario is that an officer might move in to “help” a passenger retrieve their belongings after they’ve been screened. And then the officer will ask where the passenger is headed. If the passenger’s reaction sets off alarm bells in the officer’s well-trained mind, another officer will move in and detain them.
Yeah. Creepy, creepy, creepy. A government agent gets to detain you because…they don’t like the look on your face. I almost never have a smile on my face in the airport. Flights leave too early, government agents are too much of a pain in the ass, and airports aren’t exactly comfortable places to relax.
No one in their right mind could think that this would make us any safer. It is just creepy. Mark that down as reason 9,876 that we should eliminate the Department of Homeland Security.
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