This story is sad and upsetting at the same time. In 2012 we still have to argue to the powers that be that every human life is worth something, and that there has to be consequences for extinguishing a life; especially one with such great promise! I hope one day right will no longer be up for debate.
This video is here to demonstrate that the TSA's insistence that the
nude body scanner program is effective and necessary is nothing but a
fraud, just like their claims that the program is safe (radiation what?)
and non-invasive (nude pictures who?). This video is not intended to
teach anyone how to commit criminal acts, nor is intended to help "the
terrorists" -- if I could figure this out, I'm sure they've long figured
it out, and by exposing it to the public, we now have an opportunity to
correct it. The scanners are now effectively worthless, as anyone can
beat them with virtually no effort. The TSA has been provided this
video in advance of it being made public to give them an opportunity to
turn off the scanners and revert to the metal detectors. I personally
believe they now have no choice but to turn them off.
Please
share this video with your family, friends, and most importantly,
elected officials in federal government. Make sure they understand that
your vote is contingent on them fixing the abuse that 200,000
passengers face from the TSA on a daily basis.
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- The near-capacity crowd of 12,000 seemed to be just waiting for somebody to bring up the subject. Finally, when someone rose in Joe Paterno's defense to argue that he had been made a scapegoat, the audience was instantly on its feet, applauding thunderously.
Anger and resentment came spilling out at a campus memorial service Thursday for the football coach, two months after he was summarily fired by the trustees.
It was Nike founder and CEO Phil Knight who broke the dam, defending Paterno's handling of child-sex allegations that were leveled against a former coaching assistant.
"If there is a villain in this tragedy, it lies in that investigation and not in Joe Paterno's response," Knight said. Paterno's widow, Sue, was among those rising to their feet.
Later, Paterno's son Jay received a ...continue reading @
