gobbledonk Posted August 3, 2003 Report Share Posted August 3, 2003 the Homeland Security Department is set to begin testing a program that will classify all airline passengers according to their security risk Am I the only member who thinks that the term Homeland Security Department sounds ominously like something from Orwell's 1984 ? Hitler probably had a similar term for the department which investigated the Jews in Germany prior to the beginning of open persecution. I dont argue against the right of the US to protect its citizens, but I have to wonder whether the terrorists are actually winning when they give Big Brother the kind of sweeping powers which governments have been able to secure post 9-11. Why dont we simply have barcodes tattoed onto our foreheads from birth ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp1 Posted August 3, 2003 Report Share Posted August 3, 2003 Am I the only member who thinks that the term Homeland Security Department sounds ominously like something from Orwell's 1984 ? Hitler probably had a similar term for the department which investigated the Jews in Germany prior to the beginning of open persecution. It?s different, I guess. In Nazi Germany it was called Gestapo (secret state police) Why dont we simply have barcodes tattoed onto our foreheads from birth ? this doesn?t yet work. :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shygye Posted August 4, 2003 Report Share Posted August 4, 2003 [color:"green"] Why dont we simply have barcodes tattoed onto our foreheads from birth ? [/color] That is so 20th century technology. Now they can inject a microchip tag under your skin. Do a google search on dog identification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted August 4, 2003 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2003 I like to think of the comedian (cant remember his name) who claims that he carries a bomb aboard every flight he makes. His attitude is 'What are the odds of there being TWO bombs on this plane ?' Seriously, whilst I agree that security needs to be rock solid at airports, I think we all need to accept that air travel has always carried a degree of risk, whether that risk entails flying into the side of Mt Erebus at 900 km/h or having some nutter produce a weapon at 28,000 feet. Given a choice, I'll take my chances with the nutters : mountains dont give you any chance at all. Man, I hope those maintenance dudes at Garuda are smoking the good weed, not that second-rate stuff that destroys your short-term memory Ha ha, Yeah we dont want to lose you Artiew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobbledonk Posted August 4, 2003 Report Share Posted August 4, 2003 Do a google search on dog identification Apparently, my computer is broadcasting something called an IP address : the Feds can use it to track me down to my squalid bedsit and implant things in my bottom while I sleep. At least, I think it was the Feds .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BelgianBoy Posted August 4, 2003 Report Share Posted August 4, 2003 Says artiew: Why dont we simply have barcodes tattoed onto our foreheads from birth ? Would be easy with BG's as well...... you'll know immediately what she's asking for ST & LT, and if she takes it up the s.... :grinyes: Jokes apart, the new evolution is scaring the shit out of me ! Cheers ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 4, 2003 Report Share Posted August 4, 2003 Jokes apart, the new evolution is scaring the shit out of me ! Nothing new about those in Power, making sure no one else gets any power and they stay in control of the masses. Fear and paranoia have always been great tools. Although the technology is there, I won't get to concerned yet about it. Most mega operations, especially gov't one, can barely find their own ass. But it looks good for budget appropriations. Fear, ignorance and big money available. Sounds like a winner for someone. :banghead: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted August 4, 2003 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2003 Says LaoHuLi: </font><blockquote><font class="small">Quote:</font><hr /> Jokes apart, the new evolution is scaring the shit out of me ! Nothing new about those in Power, making sure no one else gets any power and they stay in control of the masses. Fear and paranoia have always been great tools. Although the technology is there, I won't get to concerned yet about it. Most mega operations, especially gov't one, can barely find their own ass. But it looks good for budget appropriations. Fear, ignorance and big money available. Sounds like a winner for someone. :banghead: Not the travelling public at this point...wish they get it right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solar Posted August 4, 2003 Report Share Posted August 4, 2003 I think the arrangment of the scanners for the check-in baggage at BKK international is a joke. On my last trip I had a soft case which has multiple zipped compartments. Only one of the zips was sealed with the security tape. I could have easily inserted anything from my unchecked carry-on luggage into the case before handing my case over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted August 4, 2003 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2003 Says solar: I think the arrangment of the scanners for the check-in baggage at BKK international is a joke. On my last trip I had a soft case which has multiple zipped compartments. Only one of the zips was sealed with the security tape. I could have easily inserted anything from my unchecked carry-on luggage into the case before handing my case over. All i can do is agree...what a big problem BKK is ....no answers in sight BTW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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