These People Make my Head Hurt

**HoreTore** · 05-10-2011, 10:27

Originally Posted by Fragony

They can do that, so then why is airport security a waste of money?

edit, I mean the greatest waste of money in human history

Sigh..........

I have already explained this, but I'll do it one more time:

Because standing in line for 30 minutes costs money. And that cost is transferred to the consumer, as rising costs for a company results in rising prices for their products.

Time is money.

**Fragony** · 05-10-2011, 10:41

Originally Posted by HoreTore

Sigh..........

I have already explained this, but I'll do it one more time:

Because standing in line for 30 minutes costs money. And that cost is transferred to the consumer, as rising costs for a company results in rising prices for their products.

Time is money.

It's called checking in, even without airport security tickets have to be checked, and it isn't airport security who does it anyway. You just walk through a sensor, takes a few secs

**Hax** · 05-10-2011, 10:48

So apparantly, during a week of heightened tension and intense security measures, 200 Imams decide to fly across America, dressed in head-to-toe Islamic garb, to see (try?) if they will face anti-terror measures. Three got denied from flying.

Whatever else one may think of this, these are not ordinary people going about their daily business. These were activists in action, trying to see if they would (could?) find themselves discriminated against.

1.5% was barred from flying. Maybe it's not as bad as it looks.

**Fragony** · 05-10-2011, 11:00

Originally Posted by The Mad Arab

1.5% was barred from flying. Maybe it's not as bad as it looks.

I disagree, although only 3 got out of it what they wanted. Must be hard work shrieking you are discriminated when you aren't

**Louis VI the Fat** · 05-10-2011, 22:07

Originally Posted by The Mad Arab

1.5% was barred from flying. Maybe it's not as bad as it looks.

Countless millions of times do Muslims travel the US airspace each year. It is - what? -0.0001% who fail to make their flight. Sometimes through perhaps no fault of their own, sometimes for reasons the refused traveller has a large influence upon.

Rosa Parks, Blacks in general, were outright barred from travelling in the bus (in certain sections of the bus in certain sectors of America). Muslims by contrast are perfectly allowed to travel anywhere, any which way they please.

**HoreTore** · 05-10-2011, 11:14

Originally Posted by Fragony

It's called checking in, even without airport security tickets have to be checked, and it isn't airport security who does it anyway. You just walk through a sensor, takes a few secs

Standing in line takes around 30 minutes during rush hour, where most business flights take place. This is in addition to the time it takes to check in etc.

**Fragony** · 05-10-2011, 11:26

Originally Posted by HoreTore

Standing in line takes around 30 minutes during rush hour, where most business flights take place. This is in addition to the time it takes to check in etc.

You walk through a sensor luggage is scanned c'est ca. Back at ya, how much would it cost if employees don't want to fly because it's not safe.

**HoreTore** · 05-10-2011, 14:21

Originally Posted by Fragony

You walk through a sensor luggage is scanned c'est ca. Back at ya, how much would it cost if employees don't want to fly because it's not safe.

You walk through a sensor, yes, after standing in line for 30 minutes minimum. Something tells my you usually travel very early in the morning and at smaller airports.... My personal record is 1,5 hours at Gardemoen in the early afternoon.

You ask how much does the paranoid and hysterical cost our society? Way too much.