[frickinLasers]

This is what happens when you give people arbitrary power over others with no training on civil rights, and task them with maintaining "security" (at all costs). There is a pervasive, contagious attitude in the security sector: We do whatever we want (in the name of security) and anyone who doesn't get in line and submit to our, eg, invasive body scan, can pound sand. It doesn't matter what their motive is--they deserve to be treated badly for not submitting, or because our machine says they might be a Terrorist.

It's interesting how this thread suddenly disappeared from the front page, btw.