Comments on: Woman with late-stage terminal cancer humiliated by TSA bandage-lifting http://boingboing.net/2012/10/09/dying-woman-with-cancer-humili.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sun, 19 May 2013 05:30:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: donovan acree http://boingboing.net/2012/10/09/dying-woman-with-cancer-humili.html#comment-1553206 donovan acree Wed, 10 Oct 2012 18:40:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186123#comment-1553206 With election season coming up, I wonder, what vote(s) can I cast to end the TSA? Don Young of Alaska who sponsored the Aviation and Transportation Security Act in the House is still in office but I'm not in that state. Happilly the racist family hating, Ernest Hollings, who sponsored the bill in the Senate is gone already. So, as a US citizen with the power of the vote, tell me how I can exercise that power to end the TSA. With election season coming up, I wonder, what vote(s) can I cast to end the TSA?
Don Young of Alaska who sponsored the Aviation and Transportation Security Act in the House is still in office but I’m not in that state. Happilly the racist family hating, Ernest Hollings, who sponsored the bill in the Senate is gone already.
So, as a US citizen with the power of the vote, tell me how I can exercise that power to end the TSA.

]]> By: Mantissa128 http://boingboing.net/2012/10/09/dying-woman-with-cancer-humili.html#comment-1552942 Mantissa128 Wed, 10 Oct 2012 13:55:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186123#comment-1552942 ...for safety. …for safety.

]]> By: traalfaz http://boingboing.net/2012/10/09/dying-woman-with-cancer-humili.html#comment-1552875 traalfaz Wed, 10 Oct 2012 11:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186123#comment-1552875 I don't think training is going to help given that they apparently hire people who couldn't get jobs as mall cops. I don’t think training is going to help given that they apparently hire people who couldn’t get jobs as mall cops.

]]> By: rtb61 http://boingboing.net/2012/10/09/dying-woman-with-cancer-humili.html#comment-1552845 rtb61 Wed, 10 Oct 2012 09:50:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186123#comment-1552845  Yes because one final act of humiliation and degradation prior to death is not enough. USA making sure, that for us nobodies, even your last moments of life will be filled with authoritarian abuses, A Department of Homeland Security that believes in making you as insecure as possible in your Homeland, the rich excluded of course.  Yes because one final act of humiliation and degradation prior to death is not enough.
USA making sure, that for us nobodies, even your last moments of life will be filled with authoritarian abuses, A Department of Homeland Security that believes in making you as insecure as possible in your Homeland, the rich excluded of course.

]]> By: That_Anonymous_Coward http://boingboing.net/2012/10/09/dying-woman-with-cancer-humili.html#comment-1552814 That_Anonymous_Coward Wed, 10 Oct 2012 07:40:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186123#comment-1552814 So they grabbed her iPad too? So they grabbed her iPad too?

]]> By: That_Anonymous_Coward http://boingboing.net/2012/10/09/dying-woman-with-cancer-humili.html#comment-1552813 That_Anonymous_Coward Wed, 10 Oct 2012 07:37:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186123#comment-1552813 Yes there is... make them unemployed. Yes there is… make them unemployed.

]]> By: Thad Boyd http://boingboing.net/2012/10/09/dying-woman-with-cancer-humili.html#comment-1552762 Thad Boyd Wed, 10 Oct 2012 04:50:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186123#comment-1552762 @google-81d376284411667f9415b04a019083f3:disqus: You would guess correctly, but on the subject of airport "security" I can state with some conviction that I have seen absolutely no reason to believe there is any difference between the two major parties. And if you think Republicans hate Janet Napolitano, well, let me put it this way: I voted for her in 2006 and she repaid me by bailing as soon as she got a better offer and sticking us with Jan Brewer and SB1070.  Conservatives don't hate that woman HALF as much as Arizona liberals. @google-81d376284411667f9415b04a019083f3:disqus: You would guess correctly, but on the subject of airport “security” I can state with some conviction that I have seen absolutely no reason to believe there is any difference between the two major parties.

And if you think Republicans hate Janet Napolitano, well, let me put it this way: I voted for her in 2006 and she repaid me by bailing as soon as she got a better offer and sticking us with Jan Brewer and SB1070.  Conservatives don’t hate that woman HALF as much as Arizona liberals.

]]> By: Thad Boyd http://boingboing.net/2012/10/09/dying-woman-with-cancer-humili.html#comment-1552759 Thad Boyd Wed, 10 Oct 2012 04:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186123#comment-1552759 Oh, I wouldn't be surprised if they did.  The Bush Administration had a habit of "accidentally" putting prominent Democrats on the no-fly list. Oh, I wouldn’t be surprised if they did.  The Bush Administration had a habit of “accidentally” putting prominent Democrats on the no-fly list.

]]> By: Geek Goddess http://boingboing.net/2012/10/09/dying-woman-with-cancer-humili.html#comment-1552720 Geek Goddess Wed, 10 Oct 2012 03:08:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186123#comment-1552720 TSA motto: We're not happy until you're not happy. TSA motto: We’re not happy until you’re not happy.

]]> By: Another Kevin http://boingboing.net/2012/10/09/dying-woman-with-cancer-humili.html#comment-1552716 Another Kevin Wed, 10 Oct 2012 03:06:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186123#comment-1552716 "An internal investigation revealed that the agents in question were following established procedure." “An internal investigation revealed that the agents in question were following established procedure.”

]]> By: Over the River http://boingboing.net/2012/10/09/dying-woman-with-cancer-humili.html#comment-1552606 Over the River Tue, 09 Oct 2012 23:56:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186123#comment-1552606 And one does not "insist" with the TSA. And one does not “insist” with the TSA.

]]> By: kgro http://boingboing.net/2012/10/09/dying-woman-with-cancer-humili.html#comment-1552603 kgro Tue, 09 Oct 2012 23:52:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186123#comment-1552603 Ant their orders are... being incompetent morons with a nasty amount of doucheness? Ant their orders are… being incompetent morons with a nasty amount of doucheness?

]]> By: Over the River http://boingboing.net/2012/10/09/dying-woman-with-cancer-humili.html#comment-1552602 Over the River Tue, 09 Oct 2012 23:51:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186123#comment-1552602 I like where you are going: Just when you think TSA screening procedures can't get any worst, you come to realize they are working precisely as designed. ~ The First TSA Rule of "We don't go to the Airport to fly, why should you." @gyrofrog:disqus @boingboing-f35fd567065af297ae65b621e0a21ae9:disqus I like where you are going:

Just when you think TSA screening procedures can’t get any worst, you come to realize they are working precisely as designed. ~ The First TSA Rule of “We don’t go to the Airport to fly, why should you.”

@gyrofrog:disqus @boingboing-f35fd567065af297ae65b621e0a21ae9:disqus

]]> By: Kimmo http://boingboing.net/2012/10/09/dying-woman-with-cancer-humili.html#comment-1552595 Kimmo Tue, 09 Oct 2012 23:39:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186123#comment-1552595 Almost perfect; the chook just needs to be shitting itself. Almost perfect; the chook just needs to be shitting itself.

]]> By: Kimmo http://boingboing.net/2012/10/09/dying-woman-with-cancer-humili.html#comment-1552591 Kimmo Tue, 09 Oct 2012 23:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186123#comment-1552591 Gerona there is lucky we don't have a 'Dislike' button. Gerona there is lucky we don’t have a ‘Dislike’ button.

]]> By: Walter Guyll http://boingboing.net/2012/10/09/dying-woman-with-cancer-humili.html#comment-1552525 Walter Guyll Tue, 09 Oct 2012 22:09:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186123#comment-1552525  I'm guessing it's not Republican.  I’m guessing it’s not Republican.

]]> By: Cowicide http://boingboing.net/2012/10/09/dying-woman-with-cancer-humili.html#comment-1552505 Cowicide Tue, 09 Oct 2012 21:44:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186123#comment-1552505 Obligatory... http://i.imgur.com/Uonir.jpg Obligatory…

http://i.imgur.com/Uonir.jpg

]]> By: Thad Boyd http://boingboing.net/2012/10/09/dying-woman-with-cancer-humili.html#comment-1552479 Thad Boyd Tue, 09 Oct 2012 21:23:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186123#comment-1552479 <blockquote>this is TSA not POLITICS</blockquote>You think the TSA is not about politics? Aha.  Ahahahaha.  Perhaps it is you who needs to get a grip, my friend. <blockquote>if you think you are safer with your chosen Political Party so be it.</blockquote>Oh?  What do you believe is my "chosen political party"?  And what gives you the idea that I think either one of them has done a damn thing to improve airport security? You're making an awful lot of assumptions that really don't follow from the text of my post at all.

this is TSA not POLITICS

You think the TSA is not about politics?

Aha.  Ahahahaha.  Perhaps it is you who needs to get a grip, my friend.

if you think you are safer with your chosen Political Party so be it.

Oh?  What do you believe is my “chosen political party”?  And what gives you the idea that I think either one of them has done a damn thing to improve airport security?

You’re making an awful lot of assumptions that really don’t follow from the text of my post at all.

]]> By: jimkirk http://boingboing.net/2012/10/09/dying-woman-with-cancer-humili.html#comment-1552442 jimkirk Tue, 09 Oct 2012 20:51:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186123#comment-1552442 Do you mean the screeners need more training?  I think the problem is less the training and more it's a useless facade of security that should be eliminated. Do you mean the screeners need more training?  I think the problem is less the training and more it’s a useless facade of security that should be eliminated.

]]> By: jimkirk http://boingboing.net/2012/10/09/dying-woman-with-cancer-humili.html#comment-1552440 jimkirk Tue, 09 Oct 2012 20:48:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186123#comment-1552440 "Dunaj says she asked for privacy and was turned down." “Dunaj says she asked for privacy and was turned down.”

]]> By: acerplatanoides http://boingboing.net/2012/10/09/dying-woman-with-cancer-humili.html#comment-1552436 acerplatanoides Tue, 09 Oct 2012 20:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186123#comment-1552436  not to minimize your question, but did you read the post, all the way to the end?  not to minimize your question, but did you read the post, all the way to the end?

]]> By: Gyrofrog http://boingboing.net/2012/10/09/dying-woman-with-cancer-humili.html#comment-1552423 Gyrofrog Tue, 09 Oct 2012 20:35:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186123#comment-1552423 "Just when you think it can't get worse, it's working precisely as designed." Is that one of Murphy's law? It should be (or some tweaked verbiage).  We could name it after Ms. Dunaj but then she might not want to leave that as a legacy. “Just when you think it can’t get worse, it’s working precisely as designed.” Is that one of Murphy’s law? It should be (or some tweaked verbiage).  We could name it after Ms. Dunaj but then she might not want to leave that as a legacy.

]]> By: kmoser http://boingboing.net/2012/10/09/dying-woman-with-cancer-humili.html#comment-1552407 kmoser Tue, 09 Oct 2012 20:21:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186123#comment-1552407 Not to minimize what happened to her but couldn't she have insisted on private screening? Not to minimize what happened to her but couldn’t she have insisted on private screening?

]]> By: Ziggamorph http://boingboing.net/2012/10/09/dying-woman-with-cancer-humili.html#comment-1552395 Ziggamorph Tue, 09 Oct 2012 20:15:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186123#comment-1552395 Easy for you to say, sitting at your computer. Easy for you to say, sitting at your computer.

]]> By: Guest http://boingboing.net/2012/10/09/dying-woman-with-cancer-humili.html#comment-1552355 Guest Tue, 09 Oct 2012 19:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186123#comment-1552355 So the majority feels a need to groped by government goons? So the majority feels a need to groped by government goons?

]]> By: Gerona http://boingboing.net/2012/10/09/dying-woman-with-cancer-humili.html#comment-1552352 Gerona Tue, 09 Oct 2012 19:35:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186123#comment-1552352 Get a grip, this is TSA not POLITICS, if you think you are safer with your chosen Political Party so be it. This is about a very sick woman unfortunately whether you are democrat or republican tehy need more training, just like you to have a better understanding any given situation!! Get a grip, this is TSA not POLITICS, if you think you are safer with your chosen Political Party so be it. This is about a very sick woman unfortunately whether you are democrat or republican tehy need more training, just like you to have a better understanding any given situation!!

]]> By: Thad Boyd http://boingboing.net/2012/10/09/dying-woman-with-cancer-humili.html#comment-1552342 Thad Boyd Tue, 09 Oct 2012 19:26:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186123#comment-1552342 Fox News and the Republican Party will be all over this as soon as they think they can use it as a successful wedge issue.  The trouble is that they've spent most of this century establishing that any criticism of the security apparatus means you're helping the terrorists. Why they don't just do what they always do and pretend they never said that is anybody's guess.  Something to do with the Democrats actually doing better in the polls on national defense, I think. Fox News and the Republican Party will be all over this as soon as they think they can use it as a successful wedge issue.  The trouble is that they’ve spent most of this century establishing that any criticism of the security apparatus means you’re helping the terrorists.

Why they don’t just do what they always do and pretend they never said that is anybody’s guess.  Something to do with the Democrats actually doing better in the polls on national defense, I think.

]]> By: Thad Boyd http://boingboing.net/2012/10/09/dying-woman-with-cancer-humili.html#comment-1552344 Thad Boyd Tue, 09 Oct 2012 19:26:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186123#comment-1552344 I'm trying to decide whether I should vote Stein or just write in Carter. I’m trying to decide whether I should vote Stein or just write in Carter.

]]> By: Navin_Johnson http://boingboing.net/2012/10/09/dying-woman-with-cancer-humili.html#comment-1552339 Navin_Johnson Tue, 09 Oct 2012 19:25:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186123#comment-1552339 <i>when dozens of white, middle-class</i> Isn't that the bulk demographic of most flyers already? What's your beef with "Grocery store cashiers" anyway? when dozens of white, middle-class

Isn’t that the bulk demographic of most flyers already?

What’s your beef with “Grocery store cashiers” anyway?

]]> By: Just_Ok http://boingboing.net/2012/10/09/dying-woman-with-cancer-humili.html#comment-1552334 Just_Ok Tue, 09 Oct 2012 19:23:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186123#comment-1552334 They were only following orders They were only following orders

]]>