Comments on: Traveling Americans Get Terrorism Score

By: sharon

sharon — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 05:47:31 +0000

My daughter recently returned from China, and when she passed through customs in the US, she was shocked by the customs officials manner towards people entering the country. She gave me several accounts of customs officials treating people in a threatening, abusive, belittling manner.
My daughter’s account is that US customs officials were literally never courteous–especially to anyone who appeared to be foreign–but were continually and uniformly abusive. This was in contrast to customs officials in China and Japan, where my daughter said she was always treated courteously.
Personally, I have trouble believing that employees would ever be consistently abusive to people, unless they were under orders to do so. Shouting, threatening, and belittling for eight hours a day requires more energy than being courteous and professional.
This behavior has to be a matter of policy. Why?

By: Tommy W.

Tommy W. — Sun, 03 Dec 2006 06:41:31 +0000

It is better to push for change rather than sitting around bitching through a computer screen. If you don’t like it, act on it. Get out there and tell your family, friends and neighbors what you think. Educate them on events they might not be aware of.
Personally I am not thrilled with the airlines profiling everyone as a terroris. The x-ray machines they are now implementing will help them see what you are carrying but cannot tell your intentions.
I am refusing to fly until things change. I will take the train or drive to my destinations. My family agrees with me and is following suit along with my friends.
Spread the word.
Take action.
Actions speak louder than words.
Don’t pay money to be man handled at airports and searched like a prisoner.
God bless America. It’s time we take her back and stand up for what is right.

By: Haninah

Haninah — Sat, 04 Nov 2006 21:21:29 +0000

Great run, Ryan! Hope we see you here again soon.

By: Alex

Alex — Sat, 04 Nov 2006 18:17:08 +0000

@Sreven: Best. Troll. EVAR!

By: Noah (the other one)

Noah (the other one) — Sat, 04 Nov 2006 17:11:31 +0000

Good news! I’m not on the Treasury watch list (yet) …
The government is simply cementing rules they have followed for a long time. It’s only announcement of the procudures that is new, they have been in place and acted upon upon for some time now. Adolf could have taken lessons from these guys …
fornicating weasils?

By: Sponge Bob

Sponge Bob — Sat, 04 Nov 2006 00:37:11 +0000

Oh God! You mean the border guards are going to use common sense and data you freely give up (to airlines) like your lunch preferences and home address to decide who to search further, and who to leave alone? The humanity! Can the secret prisons and midnight executions be far behind? Aieeeeee…!