On Thu, 12 Jun 2003, Doc wrote:
> Vintage Computer Festival wrote:
> > On Tue, 10 Jun 2003, Fred N. van Kempen wrote:
> >>They do, and so what? I'm not stealing anything, so I cannot be
> >>bothered by them wanting to check my bag in the hopes to find the
> >>bad guys. Similar to some woman freaking out at the (SFO) airport,
> >>'cos one of the green boys wanted to search her bag. If you have
> >>nothing to hide, why bother screaming?
> >
> > Bzzt. Wrong answer...police state mentality. If you live in a
> > Constitutional Republic, please pack your bags and depart for the nearest
> > dictatorship immediately. I wouldn't want the lack of concern you have
> > for due process and unlawful search and seizure to devalue my rights.
>
> OK. In the last day, I've asked 4 people - my wife, the Bubba next
> door, my brother in Dallas, and a girl shopping in Walgreen's - the same
> question.
>
> "When you get asked to show your bag & receipt leaving CompUSA, do
> you see that as an invasion of your privacy?"
>
> All four answered no, my brother and the girl in Walgreens added that
> it's irritating, but no big deal, and they all four ended with the same
> comment:
>
> "I guess it would be an invasion if I was stealing something...."
>
> So, Sellam. What's up with that?
I don't know. Maybe because you live in Texas?
:)
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Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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