air travel is not a right.
subways are not a right.
buses are not a right.
if those who run these forms of mass-transit wanna search people for bombs, you either play along..or walk.
So then we could have airline companies for "Muslims only"? Or perhaps "White Supremacy Air"?
Look on the bright side.
If all Muslims refuse to fly, the number of Muslim influenced terror events will drop to zero.
How many would that be?
All of them?
And perhaps we could have separate buildings for Muslims to work in as well. And while we're at it, we shouldn't allow middle-aged, overweight females into public hospitals (they are most likely to abduct an infant). They should have their own hospitals.
But it's not like we wouldn't all still be equal. We'd be separate, but equal.
I am "poking" somewhat, but in all seriousness ... what people seem to fail to realize is that an airplane is essentially a flying missile. The airplane itself is a weapon. A person hijacking a bus or a car can do a lot of damage ... as can someone on a subway train, etc. But 9/11 did change certain dynamics of travel, turning an airplane into a "Weapon of Mass Destruction"
Now, a car could be considered a weapon as well ... and it is precisely why we have various laws in place to govern the use of that weapon. In order to protect an individual from harming themselves, they have to wear seatbelts, and perhaps the vehicle has airbags in various locations, etc. Likewise, in order to protect others ... they are not allowed to be under the influence of alcohol/drugs, or talk on cell phones in school zones (at least in my city), etc etc. These are liberties that are applied across the board to ALL citizens.
The same goes for gun laws. And when certain individuals break the laws or compile a list of offenses, those liberties get taken away.
The problem with the airline, is that there are not BLANKET laws that apply to all, and so the ones we use now cannot be easily enforced without profiling. It is similar to a cop pulling over a beat up car driven by a minority in a wealthy pre-dom white neighborhood.
But if we understood that flying in a plane is essentially the same as stepping onto a missile and potential weapon, then we would welcome stricter regulations that applied to all of us. For example, since we cannot all decide on a uniform "flying apparel" that each one of us could wear when flying ... each one of us would have to go through the NudieView Machine. Not just some of us. We all have to wear seatbelts in cars, so we should all have to go through the machine. THAT will ensure more safety. Because then everyone will be checked. Not just some people. How safe is safe? Checking to make sure only 5% of the drivers on the road aren't drunk ... or checking 100%? Likewise, perhaps bomb dogs could sniff out each person ... each and every one. Or each and every person would have to get strip searched. Not just a few. Every person.
In theory, every person getting aboard that plane has the potential to turn the plane into a "WMD", and if we are so afraid that is going to happen if we were to get rid of our screening and shoe-removal and all that, then we should treat EVERY passenger accordingly, as though they were being handed a gun when they board the plane.
