I Had My Electronics Seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Re:I Had My Electronics Seized by U.S. Customs and Border Pr... by zepto on Sunday January 22, 2017 @12:17PM (#13456024)

Yes - I think you do need something more than that to become so defeated that you feel trapped and unable to travel.

I'm not saying that stuff isn't awful. Just that it's minor compared to other hardships that people routinely overcome.

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Re:I Had My Electronics Seized by U.S. Customs and Border Pr... by nfbush on Sunday January 22, 2017 @02:50PM (#13456969)

So I should agree to go along with humiliation because other people do? Well that's some fucking logic.

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Re:I Had My Electronics Seized by U.S. Customs and Border Pr... by zepto on Monday January 23, 2017 @10:14AM (#13462677)

No - I'm just pointing out that you have a choice - the humiliation is not stopping you from traveling. You are doing that to yourself, transforming humiliation into a more diminished life.

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Re:I Had My Electronics Seized by U.S. Customs and Border Pr... by cglace on Sunday January 22, 2017 @03:30PM (#13457232)

I don't think most people feel humiliated taking off their shoes and going through an xray machine.

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Re:I Had My Electronics Seized by U.S. Customs and Border Pr... by balls187 on Sunday January 22, 2017 @03:46PM (#13457346)

If anything, most people are just upset that they're stuck in hour long lines waiting to go through security.

When you visit a mosque or a hindu temple, you are required to remove your shoes.

Also being asian, when you visit my house, you are also required to remove your shoes.

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Re:I Had My Electronics Seized by U.S. Customs and Border Pr... by gcb0 on Monday January 23, 2017 @01:48AM (#13460353)

I hope your house is cleaner than an airport security line.

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Re:I Had My Electronics Seized by U.S. Customs and Border Pr... by balls187 on Monday January 23, 2017 @04:01AM (#13460854)

^ probably doesn't wash hands before eating food.

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Re:I Had My Electronics Seized by U.S. Customs and Border Pr... by funnyfacts365 on Wednesday January 25, 2017 @06:12AM (#13480455)

Because you can't eat without touching the food with hands... Ler me introduce you to napkins, spoons, forma and knives. Great inventions, those

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Re:I Had My Electronics Seized by U.S. Customs and Border Pr... by nfbush on Sunday January 22, 2017 @04:27PM (#13457602)

I feel humiliated when people strip me down with their xrays and then laugh at them for kicks

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Re:I Had My Electronics Seized by U.S. Customs and Border Pr... by zepto on Monday January 23, 2017 @10:13AM (#13462668)

Have you ever been stripped at an airport and then had the x-rays laughed at?

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