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Re:The TSA's New $45 Fee to Fly Without ID Is Illegal by hackyhacky on Monday February 02, 2026 @10:25PM (#46866063)
> I, too, dislike walking far. Here’s how I faked my way into a handicap parking tag.

Cute analogy, but.

Handicap parking tags provide value to those who need them. Depriving them of parking makes their lives harder.

On the other hand, TSA is pure theater, as TFA makes clear. Avoiding this needless ritual saves time for the passenger, for the TSA officers, even for the other passengers, and does not increase risk at all. It's pure win-win.

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Re:The TSA's New $45 Fee to Fly Without ID Is Illegal by sndean on Monday February 02, 2026 @10:31PM (#46866114)
That’s fine and it is of course security theater / jobs program. I was put off by the feigning of disability to avoid a scanner and/or some inconvenience. This kind of behavior is okay, even great, but please come up with a more tasteful way. Otherwise I hope it’s a parody.
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Re:The TSA's New $45 Fee to Fly Without ID Is Illegal by deaux on Monday February 02, 2026 @10:57PM (#46866298)
There may be no more tasteful way, this is likely the only way.
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