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Booted From Airplane For Wearing Anti-TSA T-shirt
Cigarra writes "PhD student Arijit learned the hard way that in Brave New America you can't mock TSA's Security Theater and go on about your business. According to a recollection in RT.com: 'After being vigorously screened and questioned multiple times, Arijit says he was finally given permission, once more, to board his plane. The pilot of the aircraft, however, had had enough of the whole ordeal and asked the Delta supervisor to relay the message that, due to the discomfort the shirt had caused, neither Arijit nor his wife would be allowed to board the aircraft.' Just how much humiliation is the general American public willing to tolerate in the name of 'security'?"
What kind of idiot doesn't understand parody?
Ooops, sorry. I live in the USA, where at least 51% of population are idiots and don't understand parody. My bad.
I never said you couldn't disagree with it or work to Change authority. However if you are pulled over or in the TSA line respect the fact the guy has authority over you. After you are out of his authority range you can do a lot to fix the problem.
If you are in the military and a general comes, you salute him even if you hate his guts, and you don't give him the middle finger. Now if you have a legitimate problem with him you have sources to go to to complain. But there is a time and place for everything.
Pissing off the TSA guy won't change actions. Working outside the TSA line has more effect.
If something is so important that you feel the need to post it on the internet... It probably isn't that important.