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Old Jan 14th, 2010 | 09:57 AM
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lets_fly_cheaper
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8 year old Terrorist????
Can you believe this crap?

Little kid being frisked as a baby,

read this:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/14/ny...o_interstitial
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Old Jan 14th, 2010 | 11:15 AM
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There's a thread on the Lounge about it
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Old Jan 14th, 2010 | 02:53 PM
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Oh really thanks.
I was just shocked and I thought I should share it
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Old Jan 14th, 2010 | 10:43 PM
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Seems stupid that he is frisked because his name is on a database of potential terrorists.

However, I can see why he might be frisked under regular circumstances. What would stop an lunatic adult hiding something on a child.
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Old Jan 16th, 2010 | 07:11 PM
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Children have already been used as suicide bombers on many occasions, so it is risky not to search them just as adults are searched. Indeed, the bad guys use children because adults are often unwilling to believe that children could be a danger.
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Old Jan 16th, 2010 | 08:23 PM
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My daughter uses a wheelchair, and last we flew I was actually upset with the minimal amount of security she had to go through. This is a crazy world and just because a passenger is young, or seems to be disabled does not mean they could not pose a threat.
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Old Jan 20th, 2010 | 10:04 AM
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Obviously, it's not that screeners think an 8 year-old is capable of being a terrorist. However, a trusting child or senior could be used as a "mule":

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/...-7405r//print/
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Old Jan 21st, 2010 | 04:43 AM
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What's super scary about that article is the man who had a name similar to someone on the list, but then he changed his name and stopped getting flagged. Doesn't that indicate a terrorist could do the same thing?
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Old Jan 21st, 2010 | 01:50 PM
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"a trusting child or senior could be used as a "mule"

That's right! I wear long skirts, so it usually takes a few minutes to wait for a female employee to pat me down. Not a big deal, really!
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