Ever-Promoting the Myth!

16 Jan 10

Transportation "Security," from a friend in NV:

"I just took a Greyhound Bus from Las Vegas over to LA, to visit friends. I decided it would be easier, and less expensive, than driving.

I was armed with two pistols, assorted blades, and OC when I reported to the LV Bus Station.

When it came time to board, everyone went through the same door, and there was a 'security-person' there. He was a harried, insecure, confused, rent-a-cop in a tattered, grimy uniform. Passengers put a single bag (of their choice) on a table in front of him, and he hurriedly looked through it.

As I put my small tote-bag on the table, a woman walked right past me, in an obvious hurry to get a good seat. Rent-a-cop called for her to come back several times, but she ignored him. His response was to shrug his shoulders and return his attention to me. So, I grabbed my bag and walked past him too! He reacted by disregarding me and turning his attention to the next passenger!

My arsenal and I arrived safely in LA.

I have no doubt that I'm on my own!"

Comment: The predictable institutional response to "security concerns" is always to "tweak the lie." Institutions, private and public, do not promote security. They promote the illusion of security. The welfare of individuals is ever the last thing considered. After all, they're insured! Promoting a delusional, presumptive fantasy is what insurance companies, and the government, demand, and an ever-improved myth is what they, and we, get.

Among "security professionals," individual responsibility and preparedness are prohibited subjects, never to be so much as murmured, much less honestly and openly discussed!

Any doubts? Read the pitiable "Ft Hood Report," just released by the Pentagon!

/John