TSA

[wbm.livejournal.com]

Hey there. This is a comics opinion of my own creation.



I've never flown. With what's happening in airports these days, I never will. Among my personal issues is a near-total mistrust of authority, & that's under normal circumstances. This developing TSA sitch isn't normal, but what if it becomes the accepted standard?

As many before me have, I try to ascertain where religious practices originate. One tradition's no pork/shellfish makes sense in a pre-refrigeration culture. With another tradition's three rinses of water over the body on the right & 3 on the left, it, too, makes sense when one realizes that a single rinse barely washes anything away; as a one-time floor cleaner, the first layer of water is applied to dissolve/absorb dirt & other substances; subsequent water applications then wash away the dirt-laden water.

So, with these new rules, where will our up-&-coming TSA agents come from? The standards set for the applications process for police, clergy, seniors care & daycare are acceptable if one assumes everyone is & remains reasonable & well-adjusted. And yet this is the tragic, human flaw that abusers find their way through in order to make contact with unassuming new victims.

Unless something changes, & quickly, this is going to become a worst-case scenario without ever seeing another bomb.

We are terrorizing ourselves with penetrating eyes & groping hand condoms.

Comments

[light-over-me.livejournal.com]

Right, the safety of the machines were evaluated by a government appointed commission...not by independent peer review. So basically, they are safe because the government says so. There are a number of scientists who've already come out with suspicions that they may not not as safe, and the radiation level is not as low, as we are being told.

[badlydrawnjeff.livejournal.com]

There are also "scientists" that believe that vaccines cause autism.

The smart move is to not listen to them.

[light-over-me.livejournal.com]

Right, and there are a lot of things which were once thought by the scientific community to be perfectly safe, and even good for you. That doesn't negate that fact that independent peer review among researchers is generally a good thing.