Yet another violation of your first amendment rights

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taktikz

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As the 10th anniversary of 9/11 approaches, many will take the time to not only reflect upon the day itself, but also the decade following the WTC attacks. American life has changed dramatically since that day, but it’s not always easy to cite tangible examples of how it has changed.
But sometimes it is. And the TSA is one entity that has gained quite a bit of attention since then. As airports have continued to implement stronger safety measures over the last decade, many have put the Transportation Security Administration into the crosshairs, railing against random searches and pat-downs – which they say violate some of their basic human rights. One thing on which we can all agree – getting patted down in an airport isn’t a whole lot of fun.
What is the limit of free speech on the internet? In a situation where no facts have been entered into the legal record, should someone be able to make accusations in a blog post? Let us know in the comments.
One woman had a particularly nasty experience during a TSA pat-down. According to columnist and blogger Amy Alkon, her experience with a particular TSA agent went way past uncomfortable.
In a blog post, Alkon details a March 31st incident where she accuses a TSA agent of “raping” her with her hand during a public pat-down in Los Angeles.
Alkon writes about her disapproval of the whole procedure in general, saying that the pat-downs are both a physical violation as well as a constitutional one. On that day, she admits that she decided to make a scene on purpose, to bring attention to what she thinks is an unfair act, “to make it uncomfortable for them to violate us and our rights,” she said. So she began sobbing, loudly. According to Alkon, this was what happened next -
Nearing the end of this violation, I sobbed even louder as the woman, FOUR TIMES, stuck the side of her gloved hand INTO my vagina, through my pants. Between my labia. She really got up there. Four times. Back right and left, and front right and left. In my vagina. Between my labia. I was shocked — utterly unprepared for how she got the side of her hand up there. It was government-sanctioned sexual assault.
Upon leaving, still sobbing, I yelled to the woman, “YOU RAPED ME.” And I took her name to see if I could file sexual assault charges on my return. This woman, and all of those who support this system deserve no less than this sort of unpleasant experience, and from all of us.
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Apparently, the lawsuit idea fell through as her lawyer told her she had an unwinnable case.
But now, the TSA agent in question is threatening to sue Alkon for her blog post, claiming defamation. Thedala Magee has asked for $500,000 as well as the removal of the blog post.
It doesn’t look like Alkon is going to comply with that request, as she writes today on her blog –
Magee is looking for me to pay her $500K, apologize to her, and take down my blog item about her — because I had the nerve to exercise my First Amendment rights and complain after she jammed her hand sideways into my vagina four times. (Unfortunately for Ms. Magee, I’ve always made a pretty crappy victim.)
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She has also gained the services of a First Amendment lawyer named Marc Randazza who is working the case pro bono.
The letter that Magee sent Alkon requesting the monetary damages and the retraction of the “rape” allegations says that the “outbursts in public and writings on the internet” have subjected Magee to “hatred, contempt, and ridicule” and caused her “severe emotional distress, fear, and problems doing her duty.”
Alkon’s lawyer Randazza sent a letter back, saying –
Your client aggressively pushed her fingers into my client’s vulva. I am certain that she did not expect to find a bomb there. She did this to humiliate my client, to punish her for exercising her rights, and to send a message to others who might do the same. It was absolutely a sexual assault, perpetrated in order to exercise power over the victim. We agree with Ms. Alkon’s characterization of this crime as “rape,” and so would any reasonable juror.
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He then quotes precedent defending the use of the word “rape” as hyperbolic language. So even if Magee didn’t “rape” Alkon in some meaning of the word, he says that she has the right to characterize it as such
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...And I will be traveling to NY tomorrow morning. I expect heavy security.

Source: “TSA Rape” Blog Post A Matter of Free Speech? | WebProNews
 


Your client aggressively pushed her fingers into my client’s vulva.
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..but no, go figure. Fuck the TSA.
 
God this shit has me on edge... I want to head back to Thailand this winter (I have missed a few years and the TSA wasn't so bad last time) but every little horror story like this now makes me worry that I'll never be able to get the wifey through security without such a scene... She can be quite a firecracker...

Now with the added threat of lawsuits by the TSA agents I might as well give up on leaving the country ever again.

Land of the free my sore ass!
 
I used to work for the TSA. One of the most bloated, corrupt, immoral organizations I have ever been witness to.
 
^This, as in GTFO like I did and watch from afar as the stinking pile sinks in its own effluent. Quite entertaining actually.

Lukep you should definitely be looking at it from the other direction and consider not going back. So much more freedom over here. You really notice the difference when you make a visit back to the states.
 
taktikz said:
...And I will be traveling to NY tomorrow morning. I expect heavy security.
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Just choose to go through the full body scanner. Scanner > Pat down!
Those are not a big deal. If you refuse the scanner you get touched all over.

I went through one a week ago..was praing that I won't get stopped because of the pad & tampon in my pants..but it was all fine.
 
Richard Spanker said:
Then GTFO

Or make it better.....
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Ignorance is such bliss. :anon.sml:

geomark said:
Lukep you should definitely be looking at it from the other direction and consider not going back. So much more freedom over here. You really notice the difference when you make a visit back to the states.
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You know Mark, I thought I could do it last time, in 2008, but the heat & traffic both really got to me. Even though my family in BKK has means and I've never had to drive myself there, and every room in the house was well conditioned, I still just couldn't handle the heat and traffic.

Hell, here in Kansas I can't handle the heat for 6 months of the year and I yearn for Scandinavia on a daily basis...

So for years now I've been stuck inbetween freedom and physical comfort. -You apparently can't have both unless you enjoy equatorial climates. :mad:
 
lukep said:
Ignorance is such bliss. :anon.sml:


You know Mark, I thought I could do it last time, in 2008, but the heat & traffic both really got to me. Even though my family in BKK has means and I've never had to drive myself there, and every room in the house was well conditioned, I still just couldn't handle the heat and traffic.

Hell, here in Kansas I can't handle the heat for 6 months of the year and I yearn for Scandinavia on a daily basis...

So for years now I've been stuck inbetween freedom and physical comfort. -You apparently can't have both unless you enjoy equatorial climates. :mad:
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Next time you are over check out the mountainous areas. I live near Khao Yai. Elevation here 400 meters which isn't much but makes a huge difference. We use our air conditioners only in April and May, the two hottest months of the year. In cold season we get overnight lows of 10 degrees C. Not much traffic and very clean air with nature all around. Very different than Bangkok. I lived in Bangkok for two years and although it's great for stuff to see and do it so sucks with traffic, pollution and filth.
 
Khao Yai looks nice! How close are you to the beach?

I've seen all around Cheng Mai and climbed Doi Inthanon, so I certainly know it can be nice... But even then, when they said they'd get frost on the mountain that night, I still felt suppressed due to the heat/humidity combo. It just wasn't going well for me.

Meanwhile my wife's a real city girl, & couldn't stand living more than an hour or so from the megamalls downtown BKK. I don't think I could get her out to the countryside for more than a week if I tried...

And since BKK is not without its' own civil problems, we're just not up for that yet...

It really does keep tempting us though. Perhaps when Paul doesn't win and the USA slides down even more it'll get too hard to live here finally...
 
mariya said:
Just choose to go through the full body scanner. Scanner > Pat down!
Those are not a big deal. If you refuse the scanner you get touched all over.

I went through one a week ago..was praing that I won't get stopped because of the pad & tampon in my pants..but it was all fine.
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what's up sexy
 
The beach is far - 2 and a half hours. I gave that up because even there the weather is hot and humid all the time. The mall not as far - an hour and a half to Future Park in Bangkok or The Mall in Korat, both very big and easily satisfy any determined shopper. But for sure a city girl will not like it out here.
 
Want to know the worst part? People don't generally give a shit until it affects them personally. "OMG, someone touched my vagina! But yeah, go ahead and tap all the phone calls & e-mails you want, have FBI covertly place bugs in my citizens' homes without warrant, torture people, and no worries. Don't pat me down though!"
 
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