My first subway Search...

[elbow]

I just refused my first subway search today...in a way I am glad that
it is over, because I don't have to think anymore about how I would
behave in the situation.



Everything was very cordial and polite, they asked me to step aside to
have my bag searched and I asked them if I had the right to refuse,
they said I did...so I left the station and took a bus (which is
probably what a terrorist would do).



I am as scared of the possibility of "terrorism" as anyone else, being
in any kind of disaster, man-made or natural, is many people's
nightmare scenario, including mine. However, I do not think that fear
of something that "might" happen is any reason to consent to an
intrusive personal search.



There is a total war mentality taking over the world and the
incarceration/control system is becoming bigger and bigger and bigger
on the heels of this mentality. As a result, more of us are becoming
prisoners of fear which makes it feel normal to be treated like a
criminal by our government.

[bcStoner420]

in a way i cant blame them either, but at the same time i think its utter bullshit, i know they arent stupid they know what kind of people to look for and some of us suite a druggy image more than others. I am on the drug user looking side, but have learned to deal with it because in at least some level, you have to respect what their doing.

[Nature Boy]

I didn't know they had subways on Christmas Island.

[elbow]

They do indeed.



The Christmas Island Transportation Authority usually does a very good job with them, too.

[boredINbuffalo]

Good for you, man. I haven't had the chance to refuse a search yet, which I
think is a good thing.

[Nagognog2]

Should carry a big bag of dildoes next time - covered in mayonnaise.

[boredINbuffalo]

Originally Posted by nagognog2

Should carry a big bag of dildoes next time - covered
in mayonnaise.

Only if he mixes it real throughly with some hot sauce. =)