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Originally posted by Hometown
We have wasted so much money in the hysteria that has followed 9/11. In the Bay Area they kept National Guard posted on the bridges for months and I would drive past and think, “now what are these guys going to be able see with thousands of cars constantly rushing past them.” It was all for show, and unfortunately show cost a lot of money and didn’t accomplish much.
Clearly the answer is technology and if the wasted money had been put into technology from the get go we would be much further along than we are.
I am still haunted by the image of that nice, middle-class woman being held down by fat airport guards in Phoenix and her screaming to anyone that would listen; “I am not a terrorist,” shortly before she was found dead in the holding cell.
We've all heard stories of grandmothers being strip searched at airports, et cetera.
Our Republican leadership has created a lot of fear and unfortunately not the kind of security we really need.
I tend to dread flying. Not because of fear of flying, but because of the hoops I have to go through every time I'm trying to get past checking in my luggage and then of course, getting through the line to wait for the flight. As a cosmetologist, I attend a number of industry shows and conventions, and I'd say that the air travel is the most harrowing aspect to it.