tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post3087567565172718987..comments2024-03-09T18:57:10.942+13:00Comments on Liberty Scott: Aviation security hysteriaLibertyscotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12741049550997300680noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post-19718185565906214112007-02-20T16:19:00.000+13:002007-02-20T16:19:00.000+13:00Pretty disappointing that once again NZ blindly fo...Pretty disappointing that once again NZ blindly follows Australia, which in turn blindly follows US. The farce is exposed by the long lead time (Australia announced their changes months ahead of time).<BR/><BR/>Like you I enjoy that travelling around this part of the world isn't subjected to the security paranoia nonsense of US and Europe. Annoyed that it is spreading here.The Global Travellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07443399599300102944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post-32590948269092931832007-02-18T08:41:00.000+13:002007-02-18T08:41:00.000+13:00When I went to America in September 06, we had to ...When I went to America in September 06, we had to go through two metal detectors in Auckland airport, and after the second on we (including children) had to do that airplane thing afterwards. Luckily we didn't have too much metal things with us so it was fairly straightforward.Callumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11029093534159739006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post-90530180655556460582007-02-17T06:05:00.000+13:002007-02-17T06:05:00.000+13:00You've seen Bruce Schneier's stuff on security the...You've seen Bruce Schneier's stuff on security theatre, right? <BR/><BR/>The whole thing is a horrible waste of everyone's time and a worrying erosion of liberty -- we become enured to lines, checkpoints, and showing our papers; the spirit of freedom withers.<BR/><BR/>One of the things I liked most about moving to NZ from the US in 2003 was that airports here hadn't turned into armed camps.Eric Cramptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15831696523324469713noreply@blogger.com