In a message dated 7/21/01 1:03:29 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< And I do know
that it makes the jobs of security people easier, of
course I considered that. But as i've said before,
the job of the police force in a free society is
*supposed* to be difficult. Do you deny that the
above encroaches on our 1st and 4th amendment rights?
I'm not going to accept "well, just don't fly" as an
answer- though i do detest flying commercially. What
we're discussing here is the top edge of the slippery
slope, something that non-Americans seem to pooh-pooh
too easily. And some Americans too, it appears.
>>
Poo Poo. The rigths of the individual are always constrained to a certain
extent. Saying bomb while walking through an airport is not and should not be
protected speach because it has no political context. To say "bomb" or any
iteration of a statement implying a bomb has only one purpose - to get a
response from someone. Either to frighten others in the airport or to play
games with the security guards. Do it and you get what you deserve. Police do
have a more difficult time in a free society but we don't have to make it
more difficult by adding noise to the system. I frankly do not want the
security guards at airports to have decide whether you are joking or not. I
want them to take the safe default. Detain your ass until they can be sure
that all you are is an immature jerk. By the way, I think you have the right
to say ass or any other "impolite" word you want. To do so in public is rude
(that is not considerate of the feelings of others who hear you) but it does
not have dangerous implications.
Slippery slope arguements are too easy. What is the next step (or slip) down
the slope? What additional freedoms are being impinged upon?
