tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14192095.post7830341180437356523..comments2024-02-07T02:14:50.146-08:00Comments on Dogwalk Musings: They're Keeping Us Safe! From Ourselves??Mari Meehanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09322012728807169863noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14192095.post-66418331712924080052007-10-06T07:06:00.000-07:002007-10-06T07:06:00.000-07:00The development, deployment, and application of se...The development, deployment, and application of security technology really began as the Viet Nam conflict was winding down. Defense contractors were stuck with wartime technology, and they needed a market. First they tried law enforcement, but that didn't work as well as planned. Law enforcement agencies simply didn't have the money the DoD technology demanded. <BR/><BR/>Terrorism became their windfall. <BR/><BR/>DoD technology morphed into security technology. Magnetometers, body-scanning fluoroscopes, personal radiation detectors, and on and on. Left behind in the dust was the moral and ethical application of the security technology. My federal career was spent applying technology to investigations and dignitary protection, and one of the most difficult challenges was reining in some people's desire to apply technology unethically and immorally. I blogged about that in <A HREF="http://whitecaps.blogspot.com/2005/08/technology-tornado-criminal-justice.html" REL="nofollow">The Technology Tornado - Criminal Justice Meets the Wizard of Oz</A>.<BR/><BR/>Just because we can doesn't mean we should.Bill McCroryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12569402121715690040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14192095.post-75215074039204440332007-10-05T23:47:00.000-07:002007-10-05T23:47:00.000-07:00I've been dealing with this hassle at airport secu...I've been dealing with this hassle at airport security ever since 9/11. Nice to know the airways are safe from my bra. I have tried wearing a bra without an underwire, and the lack of support just too painful. I can deal with the pat downs and searches, but airport security makes NO ATTEMPT to secure my personal belongings. My ID, my cash and credit cards are all too easy for someone to take while TSA turns their back to make sure my bra is not dangerous. <BR/><BR/>Enough is enough!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14192095.post-42099326021781935522007-10-05T09:44:00.000-07:002007-10-05T09:44:00.000-07:00Thanks anonymous. I don't know why I didn't check...Thanks anonymous. I don't know why I didn't check the spelling - I usually do.<BR/><BR/>Now corrected!Mari Meehanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09322012728807169863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14192095.post-46887100735005279022007-10-05T07:11:00.000-07:002007-10-05T07:11:00.000-07:00"Whoopie Goldburg" is spelled wrong. It is spelled..."Whoopie Goldburg" is spelled wrong. It is spelled Whoopi Goldberg. Not a big deal - but then to some mispelling a name is a big deal. Thought you would like to know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14192095.post-54354300517951278662007-10-04T16:50:00.000-07:002007-10-04T16:50:00.000-07:00Wasn't it the book 1984 that remarked about Big Br...Wasn't it the book 1984 that remarked about Big Brother watching?Word Tosserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03519547102435672497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14192095.post-26079373541365833362007-10-04T16:48:00.000-07:002007-10-04T16:48:00.000-07:00All I have seen is elderly being searched. And som...All I have seen is elderly being searched. And some times children. <BR/><BR/>They said she could have left the building... they said she could have found another way.. Why would anyone think about a piece of metal in a bra? A bra that they let go thru the machine anyway. With a snide remark. Oh, yes, I feel so much more safe. RightWord Tosserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03519547102435672497noreply@blogger.com