Quote Originally Posted by nicholasstanko
fuck that.
noone has the right to go through your private belongings terrorism or not.
its all about conditioning...theyll soon stop giving free rides to "curb the ever growing budget crisis".
think about it, a terrorist using a suicide bomb is going to let some guy search his bag...without blowing whole place up....RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT
WAKE UP PEOPLE! (not necessarily you two...just in general)
I think that I already know the answer to this question, but would you be in favor of "profiling" - as in only checking the bags of people that look likely to have a bomb? If not, then I guess that we'll all have to be considered potential suspects in the war on terror.

I agree that random bag searching like this (with or without profiling) is a very lame way to do it, and is an infringement on our right to privacy. There are far better methods of destroying the terrorists, breaking the morale of al queada, and instilling fear in the hearts of those that wish us harm. Of course, many of our foreign policies will have to change drastically, as well as our dependence on foreign oil.

For now, the bag searching is not very widespread, and infrequent, so I can live with it. I use the NYC transit system, and have not yet been stopped. I used to carry a backpack, with water, walkman, books, lunch cooler, and more. I have divided those things up into smaller containers until I get on the subway, and then put everything into a fold-up larger backpack made by Eagle Creek (the "Daypack" model). This solution works for me, but is a slight inconvenience.