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Friday, July 11, 2008 12:00 AM

Ask the pilot

Propped up by a culture of fear, TSA has become a bureaucracy with too much power and little accountability. Where will the lunacy stop?
By Patrick Smith

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  • Friday, July 11, 2008 12:29 PM

    Jailbait

    Most of us are too afraid to say or do anything for fear of jail time; antagonizing the TSA puts one in the position of being the subject of an inquisition. I had an experience in Denver Internation Airport that seems mild compared to Smith's experience, but it's not one I care to repeat.

    http://blog.lib.umn.edu/mahlu002/oneday/2008/02/boycott_air_travel.html

    http://blog.lib.umn.edu/mahlu002/oneday/2008/02/boycott_air_travel_part_ii.html

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