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Man Fined $850 for Riding a Horse without a License in UK

snowdog2012 — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:28:16 +0000

Alan Poulton added: “I feel this charge is petty and vindictive."

Government Surveillance of Air Travellers

JessieLee — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:48:25 +0000

Panelists talked about their opposition to the TSA. The most interesting is Edward Hasbrouck's extensive description of the various ways they track travelers. The idea of freedom to travel is discussed.

Former TSA chief backs 'knife' decision; suggests axes and machetes

Kingston — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 01:13:32 +0000

The former head of transportation security said Wednesday he supports a new policy allowing small knives on planes, but said it does not go far enough, and should include instruments such as "battle axes (and) machetes."

Creator of TechCrunch.com has boat stolen by Homeland Security

PaulOtt — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 17:35:34 +0000

A person with a gun and a government badge asked me to swear in writing that a lie was true today. And when I didn't do what she wanted she simply took my boat and asked me to leave.

TSA Shenanigans on my way to Liberty Forum

MuslimNonarchist — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 06:45:38 +0000

I approached the security checkpoint at the San Jose airport, sent all my personal property into the black hole of the x-ray conveyor belt and looked around for an opt-out line, but I didn’t see one. I asked a friendly TSA agent (we’ll call him “Tiny”) where the opt-out line was and he said, “You’re in the opt-out line.”

Confused I asked, ”Isn’t this the body scanner line?” and Agent Tiny told me, “Just step through the backscatter machine and they’ll screen you on the other side.”

video: TSA Searches Three-Year-Old In Wheelchair, Going to Disney

earthdome — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 03:16:05 +0000

An Osage Beach, Missouri family says they suffered quite an ordeal at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport earlier this month when Transportation Security Administration officials tried to pat down their three-year-old daughter who is disabled and uses a wheelchair. They filmed part of the confrontation, video on view below, and are now getting national attention for the incident.

TSA to remove controversial X-ray scanners

mechasheva — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 18:25:06 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Transportation Security Administration confirms that it is getting rid of airport body scanners that produce a naked image of travelers.

Right now the TSA uses two types of scanners. One makes a generic image showing where agents should look for an object on the traveler's body. Those scanners are staying.

TSA says the X-ray scanners will be gone by June. It says the company that makes them, Rapiscan, was not able to come up with a software fix to make the scanners comply with the Congressional mandate.

Engineer petitions White House to build starship Enterprise

snowdog2012 — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 16:13:50 +0000

An engineer who created plans of working replica for the starship Enterprise has created a petition for NASA to consider the project.

The engineer suggests that the 3,000 foot-long ship be built in space and not land on the surface of any moon or planet so that it would never need to reach escape velocity. The ship would use on-board nuclear reactors, cutting down cost of fuelling the ship. He estimates his re-design of the Enterprise would be able to travel to the moon in a mere three days, and Mars in three months.

NJ Governor will not sign 'Seatbelts for Dogs Bill' calls it 'stupid'

snowdog2012 — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 20:40:52 +0000

Christie recently said that a bill that would require pet owners to buckle their animals into seat belts while driving is “stupid,” and that he won’t sign it. No argument here. The bill is an egregious example of nanny-state governing, the product of legislators believing that most anything that crosses their mind can and should be turned into law.

TSA hired priest accused of molesting girls to do pat downs

jarvis — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 21:16:02 +0000

The Transportation and Security Administration (TSA) didn’t bother to do a background check on a priest who had been defrocked for molesting girls before they gave him a job, which included doing pat downs on children at Philadelphia International Airport.

TSA detains woman. "You're not a threat. It's just your attitude."

phonon — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 22:36:53 +0000

A woman was at the Houston airport in August for a layover. At the gate they were "testing" everyone's liquids. She drank her water instead of letting them test it, and was not allowed to board her flight. TSA tells her that she was kicked off her flight not because she was a threat, but because of her "attitude."

9 Cops in 8 Police Cars Respond to Man Riding Electric Bicycle

snowdog2012 — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 17:04:48 +0000

Man riding E-Bike is detained by what looks like the entire local police force. More and more extremely bored cops, that have evidently already solved all the local robberies and crimes, are called in for backup and arrive at the dangerous crime scene. Watch the hilarity ensue in this classic video from 2009.

Without a Face - The TSA Song

snowdog2012 — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 19:48:10 +0000

Produced, mixed, & mastered by Mike Thompson at The Ivory Tower in Houston, TX.

NJ Official Admits: Red-light cameras all about the money

snowdog2012 — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 17:46:31 +0000

Every so often, a kernel of truth manages to squeak past the spin.

That's the case in Fort Lee, where Mayor Mark Sokolich told his constituents that, yes, he wants to install red-light cameras in town – and, yes, it’s about the money.

Rome Alone

Crotale — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 15:59:07 +0000

An investigation has begun at Manchester airport after an 11-year-old boy boarded a flight to Rome without a passport, boarding card or ticket, by apparently tagging on to another family.

Man gets DUI while floating in inflatable raft on river

phonon — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 18:54:13 +0000

“Modene had been floating on the river for the day and consuming alcoholic beverages the entire time,” troopers wrote in their “daily dispatches” log on their website. Of course, the inflatable raft could have killed someone if he had lost control and swerved into oncoming traffic.