Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Mistrust is a two-way street

I'm glad I'm not flying for Thanksgiving. What a mess.
Poor government. Trying it's best to protect citizens, and instead gets ripped with a wave of protests.
When I've flown the past few years, I've hated the "take off your shoes" dance. Add kids and it's that much worse. I don't feel very peaceful getting onto my plane for that relaxing vacation.
Add your body scanners and the public explodes. But it's just a natural consequence of how the government has treated us through the years.
Honest people have to jump through hoops to do normal things in life, in case someone somewhere might decide to do something wrong. The government doesn't trust the public, putting everyone in the same basket with the bad guys.
It's only natural that the public doesn't trust the government. Doesn't trust the images they say are deleted will be deleted. Will be destroyed. Will not get out into the world wide web.
The people would likely feel better about airport security if those who appear trustworthy were trusted. Sorry for those who might feel targeted, but don't blame those different than you. Blame those who look like you and spark such distrust.

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