The supervisor says to the cop, ‘He’s free to go. We have no problem, you don’t have to be here.’ Which shows me that the Feds are afraid of local. This is really cool. She says, ‘We have no trouble and he doesn’t want to miss his flight.’
I say, ‘I can take an early morning flight or a private jet.’ The cop says, ‘If I have a citizen who is saying he was assaulted, you can’t just send me away.’
Penn Jillette, the louder half of Penn & Teller, recounts his experience with the TSA in 2002. From later in the piece: “Freedom is kind of a hobby with me, and I have disposable income that I’ll spend to find out how to get people more of it.”
Penn is one of the good ones.
(edit: Oops, this is from November 2002, not last week. Thanks, maxistentialist.)
I wish more public figures would stand up on this kind of issue. I want to see senators getting up in arms when their children are illegally searched. I want to see People Who Matter™ getting upset about what’s happening to the America we know and love.
(via dwineman)
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I wish more public figures would stand up on this...see senators getting up in arms when...
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maxistentialist said:
From ‘02 but still awesome.
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