Well, it has finally come to the all too predictable ending. Airport police are now killing people. See the article, "Woman Dies After Airport Arrest," athttp://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8RVIP500&show_article=1.
Oh, I know. Many of you will blame the crazy woman, and will say that this isn't really a police killing. Well, you're wrong.
When the police take a person into custody, the welfare of the prisoner becomes their responsibility. This woman was obviously in a state of high emotional anxiety, and acting irrationally. They should never have left her alone and unobserved. The fact is that this airport police squad is guilty of negligent homicide.
Of course, this incident is just the latest, predictable result of an overall pattern of irresponsible stupidity foisted on us by Big Brother government under the guise of protecting us at our airports. The truth is that airport security is a joke. We have armed and sanctioned complete idiots and fools to guard our airports. I don't believe that flying is any safer today than it was before 9/11. But, the degrading, humiliating, and infuriating security procedures at our airports have become so invasive and insulting that I refuse to fly. I drive myself where I need to go, or I stay home. In a very real sense, the terrorists have won, and I have lost my freedom.
OK, I don't believe in complaining like this without offering a solution. So, here it is.
1. Institute a nationwide American Citizen only security pre-screening procedure that relies on absolute identification such as fingerprints or iris scans, that allows pre-screened individuals to simply walk onto the airplane.
2. Allow pre-screened passengers with valid concealed carry permits from States that allow instant electronic permit verification to carry their personal sidearms with them on the airplane. And, allow airplane flight crews to arm themselves if they wish.
3. Require all airport security personnel to have an AA degree or equivalent, pass regular law enforcement security screening for employment, and graduate from a regular police academy course of training.
If these steps were followed, we would have safer airports and flights. There would be far fewer incidents of abuse of discretion such as led to the death of the unfortunate woman in the above article. And, honest citizens could utilize our airports and flights again without being treated like criminals.