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Fire Walk With Me

(38,893 posts)
Sat Jan 26, 2013, 06:13 PM Jan 2013

TSA VIPR team conducts "voluntary search" of passengers at Austin train station

mary mad ‏@marymad

TSA #VIPR team conducts "voluntary search" of passengers at Austin train station


… via @naaxiom cc @KitOConnell
Retweeted by Adam in Oakland

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Yeah, they were just doing this in the Bay area as well. Counting the minutes until it's not "voluntary" any more as they normalize us into accepting "groping for freedom".

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Bay area:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022205893

April 2012:

TSA bus-riding agents make 14 arrests in Houston. 12 are African-Americans.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002626650

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TSA VIPR team conducts "voluntary search" of passengers at Austin train station (Original Post) Fire Walk With Me Jan 2013 OP
Judas fucking priest, will this shit never stop?! Too many willing sheep to the slaughter. Mnemosyne Jan 2013 #1
Well we need to stop this shit right fucking now. NYC_SKP Jan 2013 #2
"The bad guys are riding trains and buses" DollarBillHines Jan 2013 #3
Hey, someone might hijack a train and crash it into a skyscraper starroute Jan 2013 #4
And this is a good idea how? Oh well anything to make a buck. nt. wandy Jan 2013 #5
I do not fear Al Qaeda, Tagish_Charlie Jan 2013 #6
there will be no "please". It will be "Show me your papers!" TeamPooka Jan 2013 #7
Already heard it here in Tucson. Lady Freedom Returns Jan 2013 #9
Folks, it's okay now, we are in change Demo_Chris Jan 2013 #8
K&R'd. snot Jan 2013 #10

Mnemosyne

(21,363 posts)
1. Judas fucking priest, will this shit never stop?! Too many willing sheep to the slaughter.
Sat Jan 26, 2013, 06:17 PM
Jan 2013

Thanks FWWM, guess I'll never travel again.

Excuse my English, very frustrated...

 

NYC_SKP

(68,644 posts)
2. Well we need to stop this shit right fucking now.
Sat Jan 26, 2013, 06:17 PM
Jan 2013

WTF are some people advocating getting rid of any of our amendments while this kind of shit happens?

Lady Freedom Returns

(14,120 posts)
9. Already heard it here in Tucson.
Sat Jan 26, 2013, 10:50 PM
Jan 2013

I was in a city park, it was by border control agents. I showed them my ID, at that time it was from Missouri,but said it was not enough. They had to see better proof. Thank god I had my birth certificate with me. I only had that because I was going to a homeless expo to get my Arizona ID.

 

Demo_Chris

(6,234 posts)
8. Folks, it's okay now, we are in change
Sat Jan 26, 2013, 10:21 PM
Jan 2013

It's now the republican's turn to complain. We are supposed to say shit like "If you have nothing to hide..."

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