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Comment Legalized Extortion and Racketeering (Score 2, Insightful) 764

by zero_out (#34127014) Attached to: Jammie Thomas Hit With $1.5 Million Verdict
This amounts to nothing more than legalized extortion and racketeering. How can a so-called "jury of her peers" possibly allow such a thing to happen? I can see a stodgy old judge doing something ridiculous like this, but a jury? They are supposed to possess the collected wisdom of several lifetimes, yet they allow this to continue. It boggles the mind.

Submission + - TSA worker pulls a prank, pretending to find drugs (philly.com)

Submitted by zero_out
zero_out writes: A Transportation Security Administration worker who pretended to find drugs in a passenger's bag at Philadelphia International Airport in January had played the prank more than once and told one of his victims that "she would have to admit it was funny," according to TSA documents.

Looks like security theater is devolving further into comedy.

Comment Re:Saving lives (Score 3, Interesting) 188

by zero_out (#34094862) Attached to: Saving Lives On the Battlefield With Green Tech

Anybody ever find that phrase ironic when applied to the military?

Granted, this isn't directly like some of the more egregious examples. Usually, "saving lives" involves killing more of "them".

I know you're being facetious, but the idea of "saving lives" in this case is like the phrase "a penny saved is a penny earned." They're not actually saving lives, so much as not spending them. Yes, I find it ironic.

I had a roommate in college who was studying Mechanical Engineering, interned with, and was later hired at, a company that designed and made light weapons (pistols, rifles, etc.). He justified it as saving American lives.

Comment Re:doesn't make sense (Score 1) 642

by zero_out (#34090900) Attached to: TSA To Make Pat-Downs More Embarrassing To Encourage Scanner Use
I like your idea. Unfortunately for me, my wife simply will not travel if she can't fly, and the trip requires more than 6 hours of driving. So we either fly, or I visit my family alone. Furthermore, she insists on a vacation every year, and it is always to some place that requires flying. Hawaii? Europe? Caribbean? At least 2 of the 3 require flying or swimming.

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