Looks like I'm getting out at the right time...

[swiftangel]

I'm astounded at the lack of freedom in "The Land of the Free"...


Colour coding airline passengers based on the threat they pose?

Comments

[mrtreacle]

It's been going that way for some time now.

[swiftangel]

Unfortunately true. It's encouraging to see that Delta had rejected testing the system. Sad that any others have signed on for it, though...

[nexstarman]

Yeah, but is Delta a good airline? I guess the only US carrier I've flown with has been United. Oh, and TWA, back when there was a TWA.

[swiftangel]

I have a frequent flyer account with Delta. I've never really had a problem with them except for one flight that ran late...

[redstarrobot]

Oh, they'll drag me kicking and screaming back in, and be mighty annoyed with what I get up to once they do. (Actually, that's a little unfair - it's everywhere else that's going to conspire to throw me back in.) And I'm gonna give money to the ACLU, you can bet on it.

Bold Leadership!

[swiftangel]

I think one of the things that relly annoys me is that passengers could be coded yellow just for booking a ticket for a last minute deal. I do *most* of my flying that way... am I a threat to airline security? I hardly think so...

[redstarrobot]

It won't last. It'll be a pain in the ass while it's here (an only arguably legal pain the ass, I should add), and it'll take time for the pendulum to swing, but it will.

An op-ed I read today had the line "In Iraq, at least, reality trumps ideology". And, while it sometimes takes time for reality to sink in, reality will trump ideology every time. Well, almost every time. But the airlines are all lined up like suckers to have a heavy dose of reality hit them on the ass.

[frobisher]

You're not really astounded, are you? Disgusted, I could see...

[swiftangel]

Astounded in that I thought my disgust levels had maxed out as regards the current regime. I didn't think I could possibly get *more* disgusted...

[alryssa]

....

Get me the hell out of here!!

[kelemvor]

Question: Is this new scheme in breach of the Fifth Amendment? They perform a background check on you, simply for purchasing an airline ticket, and bring up all sorts of personal information which they will then try their damn'dest to use to incriminate you. You are therefore being asked to provide information that will incriminate yourself...

[swiftangel]

A fantastic question, but one I fear will never come to most people's minds. In fact, I think the vast majority of air travelers won't even realise anything's going on until they end up yellow or red flagged. You see, knowledge of such policies requires people to actually pay attention to the world around them and actually read articles and stuff... which is a skill I find sadly lacking in the vast majority of the American public.