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Ventura Decries "Fascist" America After Judge Tosses TSA Case

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posted on Nov, 5 2011 @ 07:22 PM
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Press conference over that:



posted on Nov, 5 2011 @ 08:05 PM
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Originally posted by Xcathdra
Out of curiosity, what should the US be doing when it comes to security? If people dont care for the TSA, whats an alternative?


All-nude flights in glass airplanes.
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posted on Nov, 5 2011 @ 08:10 PM
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Ventura is right, the Constitution and Bill of Rights no longer exist in the Fascist States of America.



posted on Nov, 5 2011 @ 08:31 PM
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Originally posted by Xcathdra
Out of curiosity, what would you do if you had to put together a plan for airport security?


That was merely one incident I posted.. you want more? ATS is full of threads showing hundreds of such cases. If it was only one, I would say arrest the perverts that are okay with stripping a child in public and send em to Rikers.

What does stripping a kid, popping an old person colostomy bag and spilling it all over him, have to do with security? That is just plain intimidation of your own citizens. How many bombs have they found? The shoe bomber was on the plane and the passengers stopped him from lighting his shoe... the panty bomber was turned in by his father. Neither of them were Al Qaeda they were just wannabes...

You want my plan for security? Simple. Pre screening. In my line of work I have had to get cleared by the RCMP, Interpol and FBI and who knows how many small local police forces. But now I can get onto almost any military base with a simple check of my ID (no not the Top Secret places
)

They already have the Nexus card for frequent travelers... you can actually use those on kiosks. Its the way to go for frequent travelers.

Nothing the TSA does is effective for security. A top 10 wanted MALE criminal slipped through Heathrow airport wearing aMuslim burqa and some eye shadow.


Security was to afraid to frisk a Muslim women...

Its not about security, its about decency and our freedom. Just how much freedom are you willing to give up to be 'safe'? The X-ray scanner may be harmless for a one time use, but frequent flyers get an ACCUMULATIVE dose added to any other x-rays etc in a year and workers exposed daily will soon feel the effects.

What we need is COMMON SENSE.. why on earth would you need to strip a small child IN PUBLIC? If there was for some odd reason a need to do that other than being a pedophile, then at least do it in a private room. But seriously, groping little kids and frisking old ladies is hardly what I call security.

You now what works? PROFILING... like the Israeli's do. That and a National ID that requires maybe even a secret level type security check would give you security without the hassle. And anyone against a national ID card is just being silly as you are already on file with hundreds of agencies anyway.

Even the NAZI didn't treat German citizens like this... I know... my parents lived through that era.

Here is how effective the TSA jack booted goons are...

Loaded Gun Slips by TSA (Again)


It's been a while since we last heard about a loaded gun slipping past the watchful eyes and groping, toy-taking hands of TSA's diaper-busting agents and making it onto an airplane. We thought that maybe the agency had patched up that minor security breach issue, or something. Nope!

The LA Times reports that yet another loaded gun ended up on an airplane—this one a .38 caliber handgun that "tumbled from an unzipped compartment in a duffel bag" and was discovered by an airport ramp crew at LAX. Stupid, clumsy gun! The owner, who was en route to Portland, gave up his piece to the authorities after answering some questions. The bad news: He will now be defenseless against Portland's gutterpunks and fixie bicycle gangs. The good news: He avoided arrest and detention


gawker.com...

Officials probe Houston-bound flight's dynamite incident


HOUSTON (AP) — U.S. and Argentine authorities were investigating how a stick of dynamite in a college student's checked luggage ended up on a Houston-bound flight, one of seven security incidents that disrupted U.S. flights in a day.

There was no indication terrorism was involved in any of the incidents, which caused two flights to be diverted, others to be delayed and passengers to be questioned.

The dynamite was discovered during a baggage search in an inspection station at Bush Intercontinental Airport shortly after Continental Airlines Flight 52 from Argentina landed early Friday.


www.usatoday.com...

Meanwhile....

TSA Molests 3 Year Old Child at Chattanooga Metro Airport


TSA molests mom, brings her to tears


TSA Breast Milk Screening Harassment Updated


Woman Told To Remove Prosthetic Breast by TSA


TSA Pat Down and Grope 3 Year Old


TSA Pat-down of pregnant wife


TSA searches underwear and genitalia of woman in wheelchair


TSA THUGS force women in skirts to STRIP 600 complaints to ACLU in one year alone


Woman Wears Lingerie To Airport


TSA: GROPING GONE WILD!!!!!!!!


I can find you a few hundred more... but heck, I am sure you will be able to dismiss and justify all this anyway


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posted on Nov, 5 2011 @ 08:38 PM
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Originally posted by Xcathdra
reply to post by Mellok
 


Commissioned Law Enforcement has to have RS / PC in order to have offical contact. Any law enforcement officer can randomly approch and talk to people - its called voluntary contact, and because its voluntary the person contacted is under no obligation to respond to the officer.

The TSA is not commissioned law enforcement, so the rights people say are being taken away dont apply in the manner they expect it to with TSA check points. Strip searches are another area that people seem to be confusing. The ability to perform a strip search is outside the realm of law enforcement authority unless a very specific exigent circumstance exists, and even then the justification used will be under extreme scrutiny.

Jails are going to be the exception to that rule, and even then they are covered under procedures that dont apply to law enforcement.

A frisk / pat down is not considered a search per Supreme Court rulings. Secondly, and this is central to the debate, is the concept of voluntary. I know people dont view it as such, however it doesnt change the fact that by going through a TSA checkpoint, you are voluntarily consenting to the process. A person is free to leave the line and not go through security, which means they can find another mode of travel.

There are exceptions to the 4th amendment -
* - Search incident to arrest (refined / restricted under Arizona V. Gant)
* - Plain sight contraband
* - Consent

What people need to understand is the exceptions coupled with case law rulings from the courts. I say this not to force people to adapt, but to get people who dont care for the current rules / laws to be knowledgable to better counter the intrusions they feel are occuring.

To simply state the TSA is violating the 4th amendment, especially in todays day and age, is not an argument. A person must be able to explain how that violation is occuring, why its a violation and how best to challenge it. In this area knowledge is paramount to overcome the status quo.

A pat down is not a search and is therefore not covered by the 4th amendment. An officer does not have to have PC in order to conduct a frisk.

Take this for what its worth - When I went through the Police Academy (2 academies in 2 different states now) the search portion was pretty much identical. During a frisk we are taught how to section off the body and how to conduct a patdown correctly. This part is not meant to offend anyone so please dont take it as such. Our instructors explained that if a male officer doesnt get called a homo by the male we are patting down, then we arent doing the pat down correctly.

The concept is to conduct a patdown in such a manner that if the person had a BB hiddon on their person, we would be able to locate its position if we did the patdown correctly. You will also have a differing standard whgen it comes down to females searching males, and males searching females. Normally we request a same sex officer for a patdown however if none are present the same procedure applies with minor exceptions.

We move the female to the front of the police car where all parties are on dash cam. When it comes to the chest, we use the back of our hands for part of that region. We then ask the female to lift her shirt some and lean forward while having the perosn manipulate the bra area to ensire nothing is being concealed there.

As I said I get what you guys are saying. What I am tying to tell you is under current law, no law is being broke and no civil rights are being infringed upon. However, it should never stop people from pushing ahead to make the changes.

As a side note, and this is directed at no one in particular - Please stop trying to lump me into the evil government category. I take the time to provide information in these forums so you guys can see both sides of the argument. My explanations dont neccissarily mean I agree with the way the law is. The best way to overcome an obstacle is to understand it first, identify potential weakness and develop a game plan from there. Attacking / insinuating Im part of something when all I do is provide the info people refuse to look up doesnt make me part of the problem.



With laws that now say you can be taken and held without charge and no lawyer for as long as the "authorities" deem appropriate...not many people want to mess with saying no now days!



posted on Nov, 5 2011 @ 09:18 PM
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Originally posted by Char-Lee
With laws that now say you can be taken and held without charge and no lawyer for as long as the "authorities" deem appropriate...not many people want to mess with saying no now days!


True that... like this case where a woman was attacked at home and the cops arrested her by mistake...

Female arrested forcibly strip searched nude by Ohio male cops




posted on Nov, 5 2011 @ 09:19 PM
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TSA pat-down leaves traveler covered in urine
www.abovetopsecret.com...

$11,000 fine, arrest possible for some who refuse airport scans and pat downs
www.abovetopsecret.com...

TSA: Travelers Who Refuse Scanning Can't Leave, Will Be Fined
www.abovetopsecret.com...

Airport Staff Exposed Woman's Breasts, Laughed,
www.abovetopsecret.com...

TSA Breast Milk Screening PHX
www.abovetopsecret.com...

[Important] TSA and Venereal Disease and YOU!
www.abovetopsecret.com...

Go ahead sweep it all under the table. Tell us these people are all crazy. Maybe YOU enjoy haeing your privates fondled and maybe YOU are okay with giving up your freedom but don't foist that on the rest of us.


Originally posted by rogerstigers

Originally posted by gift0fpr0phecy
With security, you loose some liberty.
Without security, prepare to have ALL your liberties taken from you.
Pick one.


Utter hogwash! The TSA has done NOTHING to secure our freedoms! They have caught noone and if they have discouraged anyone from making an attempt, it sure doesn't show up in the statistics. This is just more make believe fear tactics meant to make adult Americans fear the boogy man once again.


This man is probably turning over in his grave



They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety


This was written by Franklin, with quotation marks but almost certainly his original thought, sometime shortly before February 17, 1775 as part of his notes for a proposition at the Pennsylvania Assembly, as published in Memoirs of the life and writings of Benjamin Franklin Source


When did America forget the wisdom of the Founders?



posted on Nov, 5 2011 @ 09:38 PM
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Lets have a look at the employees that are in charge of our 'security'

TSA agent arrested for stealing from passengers
July 8, 2011


Police arrested a TSA agent accused of stealing electronic devices from passengers and stuffing them down his pants before putting them up for sale online.

calcoastnews.com...

TSA Agent Arrested - "I am God... I'm in charge!"



Thieving TSA Agent Arrested After Stuffing Stolen iPad Down His Pants


A rogue TSA Agent who stole more than $50,000 worth of property has been fired and arrested after he was caught trying to shove an iPad down his pants.

www.cultofmac.com...

TSA agent arrested on charges of possession, distribution of child pornography


A man said to be a trusted and well-respected security agent with the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) was recently released on bail after having been taken into custody on charges of possession and distribution of child pornography, according to WBAL TV 11 in Baltimore, Md.

www.naturalnews.com...

TSA agent arrested on six counts of lewdness with a child
August 28, 2011
www.blacklistednews.com...

Feds Arrest TSA Agent For Her Role In Alleged Phony Marriage Scheme


A Transportation Security Administration agent was arrested this week on federal charges for her role in an alleged phony marriage scheme that sought to secure U.S. citizenship for her purported spouse, a Lebanon native.

www.thesmokinggun.com...

Feds: Cops, TSA agents took bribes to let drug ring smuggle Oxycodone through airports
September 14, 2011
www.ctpost.com...

Three TSA agents arrested over interstate drug ring
Sep 13, 2011


(Reuters) - Three Transportation Security Administration employees, a police officer and a state trooper were among 20 people arrested and accused of running an interstate prescription drug ring, officials said on Tuesday.
www.reuters.com...


Dark side of TSA: Drug smuggling and theft
September 13, 2011
www.newsytype.com...

Female TSA agent repeatedly helped drug dealer sneak through security
August 2011
www.dailymail.co.uk...


A former TSA agent has admitted helping a man accused of running a drug ring repeatedly evade security and smuggle money through the Buffalo Niagara Airport.

Minetta Walker, 43, confessed that she helped the man get around airport security scanners and had warned two of his associates that agents were tailing them.

The behavioural detection officer for the Transportation Safety Administration was caught directing travellers she appeared to know away from security checks.


TSA agent arrested for molestation


ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35) - A TSA agent has been arrested and charged with lewd and lascivious molestation of a minor after police say he tried to keep a girl as a sex slave. Police arrested 57-year-old Charles Bennett of Winter Garden on Friday. A 15-year-old girl was the one who reported him to police.

www.myfoxorlando.com...

TSA Agent Arrested-Accused Of Raping 14 Year Old Girl



TSA agent arrested on accusations of theft
Friday, June 17, 2011
abclocal.go.com.../local&id=8195687

Police: TSA Employee Brings Gun To Airport
Oct 12 2011


A Transportation Safety Administration employee was taken into custody Tuesday after he unlawfully tried to bring a handgun into the secured area of Miami International Airport, police said.

Just before noon, Eduardo Valdes, 29, a screener for TSA was reporting for duty on the sterile side of the airport. He was passing through an employee security checkpoint when another screener noticed a handgun in his bag.

According to the police report, Valdes admitted he knew it was illegal to bring a firearm into the airport and that he just "forgot." He also said the gun was not registered and he did not have a concealed weapons permit.

www.local10.com...

That is only on one page of Google search for TSA agent arrested. Security?
They treat us like terrorists and THEY are the crooks.

Anyone okay with this crap needs to spend a couple weeks at Gitmo, IMO
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posted on Nov, 5 2011 @ 09:48 PM
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Originally posted by Char-Lee
With laws that now say you can be taken and held without charge and no lawyer for as long as the "authorities" deem appropriate...not many people want to mess with saying no now days!


This comment right here highlights what ive been talking about. There is no law that allows an American citizen to be taken and held without charges. There is no law that prevents an American from talking to a lawyer. We know this from 42 USC 1983 in addition to our rights.

What you and some others are doing is taking bits and pieces of the Patriot Act and applying them to domestic law, which is not accurate at all.



posted on Nov, 5 2011 @ 10:40 PM
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Originally posted by Xcathdra

Originally posted by Char-Lee
With laws that now say you can be taken and held without charge and no lawyer for as long as the "authorities" deem appropriate...not many people want to mess with saying no now days!


This comment right here highlights what ive been talking about. There is no law that allows an American citizen to be taken and held without charges. There is no law that prevents an American from talking to a lawyer. We know this from 42 USC 1983 in addition to our rights.

What you and some others are doing is taking bits and pieces of the Patriot Act and applying them to domestic law, which is not accurate at all.


You're always talking about law, and how actions such as those of the TSA fall under it.

Has it ever occured to you that if these things are lawful under American law, then it is American law that is the problem?

Because when I see video of 3 year olds beind fondled by TSA agents, and video of the forced strip search/confinement/charges of resisting arrest by a victim of crime, I think what is going on in the US is morally wrong. If the these actions by government agents/officers, which so obviously violate the liberty of American citizens, is considered lawful, then the problem is clearly in your laws. How has the law been modified to allow these atrocities, which intensified since 9/11? PATRIOT Act was only one factor.

It is the executive that benefits from these actions. The executive, legislative and judicial branches are supposed to be separate for the sake of democracy, but democracy fails when they are no longer distinct functions of government.
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posted on Nov, 5 2011 @ 11:46 PM
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Great stuff, Zorgon. Thanks for posting all the links and videos.

TSA is not law enforcement. And those idiots that made the woman with the breast milk go through the ordeal she had to endure should all be fired. I wonder if there was any repercussions from that incident at PHX airport? It was clearly harassment and totally in violation of their own damn policies.

I hate petty bureaucrats like that TSA manager that get a Napoleon complex when they perceive themselves to be in some position of power. Makes you want to beat the snot out of them....



posted on Nov, 6 2011 @ 01:51 AM
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The patriot act does not affect domestic / state laws.

Secondly before taking me or our laws to task, I resectfully suggest you understand what the laws in question are, how they work and when they are present or not. Please research and understand how our government works, including the 3 branches, checks and balances, as well as Federal / State differences.

When you and others make blanket accusations it just reinforces the view that you guys dont really care about anything other than going after the Federal Government for every perceived wrong doing. Again contrary to popular belief just because you dont agree with the law, doesnt make that law invalid. Just because you dont agree with a law, doesnt mean you are immune from proseution for violating it.

Knowledge is key if an argument is going to be made against the Government actions. I dont know about you, but if we are going to challenge a person on a particular topic we should read up on that topic so when the time comes and the debate begins, we can mop the floor.



posted on Nov, 6 2011 @ 01:56 AM
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Originally posted by Riffrafter
I hate petty bureaucrats like that TSA manager that get a Napoleon complex when they perceive themselves to be in some position of power. Makes you want to beat the snot out of them....


Yes by all means lets carry on and on about the government and how its taking rights away while in the same breath you advocate the very position you despise.

Has it not occured to people that personal opinion, which is fine, does not equate into law? Just because you find somehing offensive or view an action as illegal doesnt mean they are.

Research, learn the laws that you despise so you can make an argument on why they should be changed / abolished / refined what have you. Anything less and the only game plan you guys are going to run will be the Custer defense.



posted on Nov, 6 2011 @ 02:40 AM
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Originally posted by Xcathdra

Originally posted by Char-Lee
With laws that now say you can be taken and held without charge and no lawyer for as long as the "authorities" deem appropriate...not many people want to mess with saying no now days!


This comment right here highlights what ive been talking about. There is no law that allows an American citizen to be taken and held without charges. There is no law that prevents an American from talking to a lawyer. We know this from 42 USC 1983 in addition to our rights.

What you and some others are doing is taking bits and pieces of the Patriot Act and applying them to domestic law, which is not accurate at all.


Can you explain this to me?

en.wikipedia.org...


In the United States, indefinite detention has been used to hold terror suspects. This process, which has been highly controversial, is currently under review.[4]

One of the most highly publicized cases has been that of Jose Padilla.[5]

According to the American Civil Liberties Union, section 412 of the USA PATRIOT act permits indefinite detention.[6]



posted on Nov, 6 2011 @ 03:02 AM
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Jose Padilla was the first US Citizen whom the Government tried to classify as an enemy combatent as well as making the argument about detention and access to lawyers.

If people would read past the intial stages of that incident they would see that Jose Padilla was actually transfered back into the criminal court system from the military court system. Reason being - US Citizens are not subject to military jurisdiction. A US citizen who engages in terrorism (whether it be active participation or material support) inside the political boundries of the US are subject to US domestic law.

Non citizen have a reduced protection, which can be found in the foreign alien legislation that goes back some time.

The patriot act, as I stated before, is not geared towards US citizens or local / state law enforcement. The Patriot act deals with non citizens as well as finance (bank regulation requirements, reporting large deposits), the ability to share information between the CIA and Domestic Law Enforcement Agencies (FBI / Border Patrol) etc.

Jose Padilla was the first, and last, US citizen that was affected by the Patriot Act. The Supreme Court made sure of that with their rulings (Hamdi / Hamden vs. Rumsfeld).

Specifically -

Though no single opinion of the Court commanded a majority, eight of the nine justices of the Court agreed that the Executive Branch does not have the power to hold indefinitely a U.S. citizen without basic due process protections enforceable through judicial review.


In addition to that ruling, The Military commision Act of 2006 was found to contain major legal issues, resutling in the Military Commission Act of 2008 as well as 2009. Both rulings refined / calrified parts of the Patriot Act. Since then parts of the Patriot act have been allowed to sunset, while some of the other more sensitive portions (finance / FISA / wiretapping / etc) have remained either in its entirety or rewritten to conform to Supreme Court rulings.
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posted on Nov, 6 2011 @ 04:07 AM
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Originally posted by Riffrafter
Great stuff, Zorgon. Thanks for posting all the links and videos.


And it gets worse....

More Insanity...

Students Say Prom Pat Down Was Inappropriate



TSA Patdowns At Santa Fe Prom



]TSA Now Searching For Silver And Gold!




posted on Nov, 6 2011 @ 04:09 AM
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Former Gov. Ventura Will No Longer Fly!



And what about the x-rays? How about the frequent traveler getting lethal or sterilizing doses of x-rays? Even the department of Homeland security says its 'safe' only up to a maximum annual dose. So how about those who fly daily for business?

Here is my post from the other thread...


Originally posted by RelentlessLurker
kind of like how the TSA's biggest mouthpiece (janet napolitano) came out and said that the hopkins university claims the machines are safe.

...and for those of you who still cherish honesty:


DHS claim to safety

DHS's own source claiming otherwise


Since when have x-rays become 'safe'? You go to any hospital and they give you lead shielding so you don't get over exposure, especially to your private parts to stop sterility...

So how about a frequent flyer that makes several business flights a week? Has anyone even considered the accumulated dosage of x-rays?

And they x-ray your head as well? And no one is concerned about all this radiation that for decades the medical profession has been taken pains to avoid over exposing people and staff?

I see people saying that the terrorists now rule.. NO it is our FEAR of POTENTIAL terrorists that has done this. When did America become a nation of WUSSIES?

Okay so I looked... and here it is in TSA's own report



www.tsa.gov...

So how do they determine if a frequent flyer has reached the maximum annual dosage to maintain safety? At this rate we won't need to worry about the terrorists bombs... because in the interest of safety everyone gets NUKED

No one concerned about this?
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posted on Nov, 6 2011 @ 04:15 AM
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ROAD VIPERS

TSA Thugs on the Loose!



Like TSA? Youll Love VIPR!


Oct 23 2011, 4:57 PM ET

We know how air travel has changed in the era of the Transportation Security Administration. We know about terrorist groups' not-quite-rational obsession with targeting airplanes -- not rational because they could create more fear, more easily, by blowing up shopping malls or recreating the (genuinely terrifying) Beltway Sniper episode. And we know about the public's not-quite-rational fearfulness about airplane crashes. A hundred people a day die on the roads, and we hardly blink. A hundred people blown up in the sky has a completely different effect.

What I didn't know until now was that the TSA is extending its protective scrutiny to the nation's roadways. Take a look at the clip below, which appears to be a bona fide news report this week from Tennessee.

SOURCE

Its Happening: TSA on the Streets of America



Surprise! TSA Is Searching Your Car, Subway, Ferry, Bus, AND Plane
Jun. 20, 2011




Think you could avoid the TSA's body scanners and pat-downs by taking Amtrak? Think again. Even your daily commute isn't safe from TSA screenings. And because the TSA is working with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol, you may have your immigration status examined along with your "junk".

As part of the TSA's request for FY 2012 funding, TSA Administrator John Pistole told Congress last week that the TSA conducts 8,000 unannounced security screenings every year. These screenings, conducted with local law enforcement agencies as well as immigration, can be as simple as checking out cargo at a busy seaport. But more and more, they seem to involve giving airport-style pat-downs and screenings of unsuspecting passengers at bus terminals, ferries, and even subways.

These surprise visits are part of the TSA's VIPR program: Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response. The VIPR program first started doing searches in 2007, and has grown since then. Currently, the TSA only has 25 VIPR teams doing these impromptu searches: in 2012, it wants to get 12 more.

SOURCE

TSA conducts operation at West Palm Beach Tri-Rail station


Posted: 04/21/2011
By: WPTV Web Team

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Hoping to keep terrorists and others off-guard Transportation Security Administration conducted what it calls a random "Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response Operation" on Thursday morning at the West Palm Beach Tri-Rail station.

TSA spokesperson Sari Koshetz said that response, known as VIPR, is a highly-visible operation to help detect and deter any suspicious or dangerous activity in various modes of transportation.


SOURCE

VIPR Teams Enhance Security at Major Local Transportation Facilities


Following the Madrid train bombings, TSA stepped up its efforts to enhance security on rail and mass transit systems nationwide by creating and deploying Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response (VIPR) teams. Comprised of federal air marshals, surface transportation security inspectors, transportation security officers, behavior detection officers and explosives detection canine teams, VIPR teams over the past two years have augmented security at key transportation facilities in urban areas around the country, including New York City, Buffalo and Syracuse, N.Y., Los Angeles, Boston and Providence, R.I.

www.tsa.gov


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posted on Nov, 6 2011 @ 04:33 AM
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BACKLASH

Ron Paul on abolishing TSA



Ron Paul: The TSA Is Not Above The Law




07/04/2011

by Ron Paul

The press reports are horrifying: 95 year-old women humiliated; children molested; disabled people abused; men and women subjected to unwarranted groping and touching of their most private areas; involuntary radiation exposure. If the perpetrators were a gang of criminals, their headquarters would be raided by SWAT teams and armed federal agents. Unfortunately, in this case the perpetrators are armed federal agents. This is the sorry situation ten years after the creation of the Transportation Security Administration.

The requirement that Americans be forced to undergo this appalling treatment simply for the "privilege" of traveling in their own country reveals much about how the federal government feels about our liberties. The unfortunate fact that we put up with this does not speak well for our willingness to stand up to an abusive government.

Many Americans continue to fool themselves into accepting TSA abuse by saying "I don't mind giving up my freedoms for security." In fact, they are giving up their liberties and not receiving security in return. Last week, for example, just days after an elderly cancer victim was forced to submit to a cruel and pointless TSA search, including removal of an adult diaper, a Nigerian immigrant somehow managed stroll through TSA security checks and board a flight from New York to LA -- with a stolen, expired boarding pass and an out-of-date student ID as his sole identification! He was detained and questioned, only to be released to do it again 5 days later! We should not be surprised to find government ineptitude and indifference at the TSA.


Ron Paul Responds to TSA: Introduces 'American Traveler Dignity Act'




Nov. 17, 2010 - Congressman Ron Paul (TX-14) introduces the American Traveler Dignity Act in response to regulatory measures taken by the TSA to implement potentially dangerous X-Ray screening procedures or invasive "pat-downs" by TSA officials. Campaign for Liberty has released a written statement opposing this regulatory overreach by the TSA.

Follow this link for Campaign for Liberty's written statement:
www.campaignforliberty.com...

Follow this link for the text of Ron Paul's bill, the American Traveler Dignity Act
paul.house.gov...


TSA Protest Outside Texas Senate Chambers (June 2011)



TSA Protest inside Senate chambers at Texas Capitol




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posted on Nov, 6 2011 @ 04:40 AM
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Future Attribute Screening Technology, (FAST)

Designed for the Department of Homeland Security.

Here we go... the thought police are here...

FAST Coming to an Event near YOU!
Future Attribute Screening Technology: The Machine That


"Are you planning to bring a bomb to the expo?"
"Are you planning to bring a recording device to the expo?"



THIS is the scariest one yet...



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