Animated Version Of TSA Naked Scans And Gropings
from the must-see-tv dept
With all the recent stories of questionable TSA searches of people who opt out of both the TSA naked backscatter scanners and a personal groping by a TSA agent, it really was only a matter of time until the famed Taiwanese news animators NMA stepped up with an animated recreation, which I would say... um... takes some poetic licenses with the story -- especially when it comes to the availability of a private search area for the grope. That said, it covers the story of the "don't touch my junk" guy (and shows picketers with a sign saying that), as well as a planned protest of the machines for November 24th, one of the biggest travel days of the year.Meanwhile, for those of us in the US (I know, I know, don't blame me, blame Viacom), you can watch Stephen Colbert's take on the TSA security mess, involving "x-raying your x-rated parts," along with noting that it appears the company making most of these devices, Rapiscan, hopefully is not pronounced "rape-iscan":
| The Colbert Report | Mon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c |
| TSA Full-Body Scanners - Jeffrey Goldberg | |
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Maybe Viacom should just leave their streaming up to Youtube. Google keeps their embedding strait and the uploaders are usually good at properly labeling their videos.
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I'm in Canada, and most online content from the US is almost always blocked...which is why so many of us have to resort to piracy to get around these restrictions.
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(the whole thing is oddly symbolic in many ways...)
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http://www.pnwx.com/Accessories/LeadProducts/GonadShields/
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They took it down ... wow
Anybody find an authorized clip on another site? Seems like that'll be the only way to see it now...
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DHS "Approved Five Pack Privacy Brief and Radiation Shield
"Brief Shield DHS 5 Pack"
*Five Fun Colors: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green and Blue
*Support homeland security color coordinate with the "Threat Level" Color of the day!
*Visit http://www.dhs.gov to check current DHS recommended travel color.
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It seems to scream "Hey Pull me aside for secondary screening"
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No stats on lives saved... yet
What does one suggest we do to stop someone with a bomb sewn into their underwear? Just ask? Use the honor system? How about separate flights for those refusing the "grope" or scan? Let them all fly together, then we can gather some statistics on lives saved.
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The TSA has never caught a terrorist.
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Here's the Problem
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can't view in the uk either
NB this is not a dig at mike!
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The "business" of anti-terrorism
The fact that there exists a private "anti-terrorism" industry should be concerning. An industry whose sole purpose is to profit on fear is exactly why the Tea Party was so successful this last run. Think about this- Do you think these companies stock will go up if terrorism is declared "won"?
Here are the major manufacturers/models are these companies.
*American Science and Engineering (device name: Smartcheck)
*Rapiscan Systems (a subsidiary of OSI Systems Inc.) (device name: Secure 1000)
*Tek84/SAIC (formerly Spectrum San Diego Inc.) (device name: AIT84 Body Scanner & Castscope)
* Level3 or L3 is a Fourth manufacturer of X-Ray machines called "ProVision". L3 also made a number of political contributions in the last few election cycles.
http://www.opensecrets.org
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TSA "fantasy safety" is an illusion.
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Finding humor means you've *accepted* the new level of tyranny.
By the way, you're *all* on the de facto no-fly list. Unless you submit to the tyranny, you ain't flying commercial.
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We need to purchase one. Then we find out what explosive materials can be easily hidden from the device and how. Then publish this information everywhere. All of a sudden, the devices no longer serve a purpose, because everyone who wants to get a bomb on a plane knows how to circumvent them.
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Lest we forget...
This set of circumstances is supposed to raise red flags and get this person singled out for additional screening. Had this happened, he would not have made it on board.
THIS was the biggest failure of the day, that no one along the chain - from check in people to security - red flagged this guy.
So, in a sense, it is true that if a ill-meaning person makes it to the screening machine, the system has failed.
I think the x-ray machine is fine and people who object to it are either far too paranoid or simply seeking attention, but really more focus should be placed on the idiots behind the wheel.
Really? A one way ticket paid for with cash didn't raise a few eyebrows?
THAT'S the scary part - that people like this are in charge of our security.
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Video works here
I can see most videos on colbertnation.com or thedailyshow.com. Only "full episodes" are "unavailable". But if see the shows one short video at a time, no problem. :)
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Recovery of losses
I've been to the US on holiday years ago and still have friends over there, but these days I would choose a less paranoid destination every time.
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