[skyguy79]

Originally Posted by Redtail

hogwash......airline safety must evolve with the times to keep us safe. if you have trouble with it then you should seek other means of tranportation!

In the State of New York and most if not all other states, you are assumed under law to be giving permission, when you get behind the wheel of an automobile to be tested for blood content when suspected of driving under the influence. If you refuse you will immediately have your drivers license suspended then later revoked for a minimum of six months. You rarely hear any outrage about this because it is an important safety issue.

Why then should there be any difference in standards from the highway to the airport when you purchase an airline ticket and enter into the security check point? They're both equally significant issues of safety! The only real difference is that with the check point at the airport, you do at least have the right to refuse, turn around and and walk away! You don't have that choice with a drivers sobriety test.

Now one may say "But, I have to fly!" Fooey that! Flying is a priviledge and not a right, just as it is with driving an automobile. No one HAS to fly; it's a choice. If it's because you're employer makes you do it, then it's an issue with your employer and not the thousands that depend on those safety measures every day. I haven't flown since the mid '70 and did love doing it, but for reasons other than safety I had to stop and I've yet to have missed it or have a breakdown or implode from lack of flying!

Our rights under the constitution are very important and it's equally important that they are not undermined by either circumstances or shameless acts of our government's leadership, but IMHO, our rights not to be incenerated or have our body parts scattered all over the ocean or countryside trumps the momentary discomfort of receiving a quick pat-down or incidental "junk" encounters at the airport, nor will it lead to undermining the foundations of our constitution.