tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post3752830089605584120..comments2023-09-21T04:02:29.457-04:00Comments on Skeptical Scalpel: TSA “Security Theater” becomes “Theater of the Absurd”Skeptical Scalpelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-40862566218302753202012-04-28T22:04:48.642-04:002012-04-28T22:04:48.642-04:00Thanks for the comment. It wouldn't do you muc...Thanks for the comment. It wouldn't do you much good anyway if the cameras were working. If someone steals a bag, would you miss your flight in hopes that the thief is caught? It's a bad situation.Skeptical Scalpelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-24774487980678890952012-04-28T13:42:30.365-04:002012-04-28T13:42:30.365-04:00Interesting to hear the excuse about the videotape...Interesting to hear the excuse about the videotapes. I had to undergo a pat down a couple of days ago and the officer asked me if I was traveling with anyone that could watch my carry-on items. I told him I did not, so he made me stand there for 15 minutes while we waited for someone else to come over. I asked him about my stuff just sitting there and he told me, with his best attempt at an official sounding tone, that "this is a secure area and there are cameras watching and monitoring everyone at all times".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-86781853089519368812012-04-25T08:44:21.973-04:002012-04-25T08:44:21.973-04:00That is certainly possible. It's also a power ...That is certainly possible. It's also a power trip. You can go home and say, " I made George Clooney look foolish today."Skeptical Scalpelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.com