Tag Archives: security theater

Security trumps freedom in the terrorist-heavy Battle Creek

By Mark | March 21, 2012

I spent three hours in Battle Creek today, and, in that time, I only spoke with one person. The man I spoke with was a security guard, standing outside of what was formerly the Battle Creek Sanitarium, which now, ironically enough, happens to be a federal building. I had Arlo with me. (He and I […]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Michigan, Rants, Uncategorized | Also tagged 9/11 changed everything, Battle Creek, Battle Creek Sanitarium, Cereal City, customer service, Fruit Loops, Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center, Homeland Security, Kellogg's, pre-9/11 mindset, private security, security, security guards, security screening, terrorism, The Road to Wellville | 18 Comments

Amtrak owes me

By Mark | November 22, 2010

I was having dinner with a friend tonight, when a great new ad campaign for Amtrak occurred to me.

Posted in Mark's Life, Marketing, Observations, Other, Rail | Also tagged airport security, Amtrak, John Tyner, junk, junk touching, Opt Out Day, pat down, porno scans, security screening, TSA, underwear bomber | 19 Comments

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