Comments on: This Is Screwed Up http://www.wasting-your-time.com/2007/02/06/this-is-screwed-up/ Just a bunch of time wasting stuff Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:01:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Ugly Bugly http://www.wasting-your-time.com/2007/02/06/this-is-screwed-up/#comment-979 Ugly Bugly Sun, 23 Mar 2008 23:50:33 +0000 http://wasting-your-time.com/2007/02/06/this-is-screwed-up/#comment-979 The UK Government managed to "lose" the personal details of everyone who claims child benefit - makes my attempts at shredding somewhat futile. Apparently, the criminals will wait until our children reach 18 years of age before stealing their identities. The UK Government managed to “lose” the personal details of everyone who claims child benefit - makes my attempts at shredding somewhat futile. Apparently, the criminals will wait until our children reach 18 years of age before stealing their identities.

]]> By: Jose http://www.wasting-your-time.com/2007/02/06/this-is-screwed-up/#comment-11 Jose Tue, 13 Feb 2007 15:34:02 +0000 http://wasting-your-time.com/2007/02/06/this-is-screwed-up/#comment-11 Cosmin, you raise a very interesting point. How safe are we really? It amazes me (although it probably shouldn't) that these kinds of security mishaps still occur in a post 911 America, especially when you consider the fact that such a security laps is easily preventable. This world is a dangerous place, and we will never truly be secure in it. I think all the shoe removing and scanning is for the benefit of law abiding passengers, the ones that never think about or plan to be a security risk. We are lulled by that warm fuzzy feeling that a false sense of security provides, when the truth is that this world is dangerous, and we need to remain aware of it. I'm not say that the TSA should stop implementing security measures, because they should continue. However they should put themselves under a more intense microscope than the one they put the law abiding passenger under. Cosmin, you raise a very interesting point. How safe are we really? It amazes me (although it probably shouldn’t) that these kinds of security mishaps still occur in a post 911 America, especially when you consider the fact that such a security laps is easily preventable. This world is a dangerous place, and we will never truly be secure in it. I think all the shoe removing and scanning is for the benefit of law abiding passengers, the ones that never think about or plan to be a security risk. We are lulled by that warm fuzzy feeling that a false sense of security provides, when the truth is that this world is dangerous, and we need to remain aware of it. I’m not say that the TSA should stop implementing security measures, because they should continue. However they should put themselves under a more intense microscope than the one they put the law abiding passenger under.

]]> By: Gun Control - How Strict Should It Be? · Wasting Your Time http://www.wasting-your-time.com/2007/02/06/this-is-screwed-up/#comment-10 Gun Control - How Strict Should It Be? · Wasting Your Time Tue, 13 Feb 2007 06:12:33 +0000 http://wasting-your-time.com/2007/02/06/this-is-screwed-up/#comment-10 [...] Jackson from The Equity Advantage left a comment on one of my posts, nicely pointing out what I was trying to say: It’s kind of funny all the things we have to go [...] [...] Jackson from The Equity Advantage left a comment on one of my posts, nicely pointing out what I was trying to say: It’s kind of funny all the things we have to go [...]

]]> By: blah http://www.wasting-your-time.com/2007/02/06/this-is-screwed-up/#comment-9 blah Tue, 13 Feb 2007 05:06:26 +0000 http://wasting-your-time.com/2007/02/06/this-is-screwed-up/#comment-9 thanx for your comment Daniel. to be honest, i thought about the gun control issue myself a few times. and there's a couple of issues that came to mind. i'll write a post about it, so please come back and let me know what you think. cheers thanx for your comment Daniel.

to be honest, i thought about the gun control issue myself a few times. and there’s a couple of issues that came to mind. i’ll write a post about it, so please come back and let me know what you think.

cheers

]]> By: Daniel Jackson http://www.wasting-your-time.com/2007/02/06/this-is-screwed-up/#comment-8 Daniel Jackson Tue, 13 Feb 2007 03:39:38 +0000 http://wasting-your-time.com/2007/02/06/this-is-screwed-up/#comment-8 Good point! It's kind of funny all the things we have to go through to "stay safe" when in reality there's a backdoor that any criminal can easily take. It's like gun control. I remember a Ronald Reagan radio spot on gun control where he mentioned a girl who wrote him a letter. The basic gyst of it was that gun control laws don't stop the criminals from getting guns - the criminals don't go through legal channels. So the laws only make it harder for the law-abiding citizens to get guns. Anyway, good point, and well-written. Good point! It’s kind of funny all the things we have to go through to “stay safe” when in reality there’s a backdoor that any criminal can easily take. It’s like gun control. I remember a Ronald Reagan radio spot on gun control where he mentioned a girl who wrote him a letter. The basic gyst of it was that gun control laws don’t stop the criminals from getting guns - the criminals don’t go through legal channels. So the laws only make it harder for the law-abiding citizens to get guns.

Anyway, good point, and well-written.

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