We are witnessing the Bolshevikzation (is that even close to being a
word?) of the US (and the world).
Also can't help but think that they are being treated like Palestinians
at checkpoints...
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"I'm driving from now on," Bryce Williams said.
/quote
Not if the Internationalists get their way, Bryce.
They've conjured up another bogeyman (Mr. big, bad GLOBALWARMING) and
you'll be FORCED to give up your car (either by high carbon "taxes"
during a "transition period" where they scam and milk the people (goy
types) and/or straight-out legislation).
Hell, just saying that you're considering driving could become a crime!
What?? You're going to drive?? You know driving's now a CRIME!
How *DARE* you put us all at risk??
Mr. big, bad GLOBALWARMING will fry up the earth and KILL US ALL!
I'm reporting you to the AUTHORITIES!
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http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orange/orl-bk-orange-bus-
tsa,0,57883.story
Greyhound bus passengers get screened, pat down in special TSA operation
Susan Jacobson Sentinel Staff Writer
10:02 p.m. EDT, October 22, 2009
Bryce Williams wasn't expecting to walk through a metal detector or have
his bags screened for explosives at the Greyhound bus terminal near
downtown Orlando.
But Williams and 689 other passengers went through tougher-than-normal
security procedures Thursday as part of a random check coordinated by
the U.S.
The idea is to keep off guard terrorists and others who mean harm,
thereby improving safety for passengers and workers. There was no
specific threat to the bus station on John Young Parkway south of
Colonial Drive.
Although the TSA is best known for its agents at airports, the agency's
Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response, or VIPR, teams stage
periodic operations at bus and train stations, ports and other
transportation centers. They began work in December 2006.
Thursday's daylong event was the first at a Greyhound station in
Florida, said John Daly, TSA security director for the Orlando region.
Ashley Hartman, 23, arrived in the late afternoon from Tampa and was
planning to transfer in Orlando to a bus bound for her home in Delaware.
She told a security agent about the stun gun in her book bag that she
carries for protection, and officials at the terminal helped her ship it
home; stun guns are prohibited on buses, a TSA spokeswoman said.
"I think they have to have that with everything that's going on after 9-
11," said Hartman, who was on her way home from a seasonal job running
carnival games.
Normally, two security agents are on duty at the bus terminal, said Emma
J. Gray, Greyhound district manager. They use a hand-held metal detector
to scan people and also inspect luggage by hand, she said.
On Thursday, 50 officials from agencies including TSA, Orlando police,
the Orange County Sheriff's Office, and U.S. Customs and Border
Protection patted down passengers. Behavior and explosives experts and
dogs trained to sniff out bombs and drugs also were used.
Everyone who walked into the terminal went through a metal detector like
those at airports, and baggage was screened for explosives.
Five people were arrested on illegal-immigration charges, and one person
was picked up on a local warrant. Glass bottles, knives, a bullet and
the stun gun were found.
Michael Neal, 66, of Nottingham, England, was forced to remove a box
cutter from his carry-on bag and place it in his checked luggage. He
said he uses it to peel fruit, and he didn't mind the slight
inconvenience.
"No problem," said the retired butcher, who is traveling around the U.S.
on vacation. "It's for your own safety, really . "
But Williams, 49, and his son, Brice Williams, 20, were on their way to
Minneapolis and weren't happy with the high level of security,
particularly after they were forced to shift some tools from a carry-on
bag to checked luggage.
Father and son said they skipped the airport because of the security
hassles. Now, they're rethinking their choice.
"I'm driving from now on," Bryce Williams said.
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