http://www.winextra.com/2008/05/01/how-stupid-does-dhs-think-bad-guys-are/ aka Steve Hodson - a cranky old fart wandering the internet causing mayhem as he goes Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:13:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://www.winextra.com/2008/05/01/how-stupid-does-dhs-think-bad-guys-are/#comment-73225 BillV Thu, 01 May 2008 22:20:10 +0000 http://www.winextra.com/2008/05/01/how-stupid-does-dhs-think-bad-guys-are/#comment-73225 They're *not* stupid, that's just it. It's the folks that aren't terrorists that the Department of Homeland Stupidity is hoping is stupid. Even now, with all the invasions of privacy, the illegal searches and seizures, the beatings, tazings and deaths, I constantly run into people who would happily hand over their Blackberry to a DHS lackey who probably barely skated through high school and makes just a hair over minimum wage and probably knows half what I do about explosives and weaponry. "They're just keeping us safe, Bill" then roll their eyes at my "paranoia". <br> It's been discussed pretty heavily, but all these rules are doing nothing to keep us safe. If an untrained shlepp like me can ACCIDENTALLY get banned items on an airplane on a regular basis, someone with a mission and some training could do it easily. It's ALL just window-dressing. They're *not* stupid, that's just it. It's the folks that aren't terrorists that the Department of Homeland Stupidity is hoping is stupid. Even now, with all the invasions of privacy, the illegal searches and seizures, the beatings, tazings and deaths, I constantly run into people who would happily hand over their Blackberry to a DHS lackey who probably barely skated through high school and makes just a hair over minimum wage and probably knows half what I do about explosives and weaponry. “They're just keeping us safe, Bill” then roll their eyes at my “paranoia”.
It's been discussed pretty heavily, but all these rules are doing nothing to keep us safe. If an untrained shlepp like me can ACCIDENTALLY get banned items on an airplane on a regular basis, someone with a mission and some training could do it easily. It's ALL just window-dressing.

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