Love the use of Zoetropes for the video. Well done.


Lyrics..

Check the locks and leave the keys
Mouldy bath masked with Febreeze
Something's dead behind the refrigerator
Some poor fuck will deal with it later

I’ve spent the last ten weeks
Squeezing out the sponge of friendships, plugging leaks
I've talked until there's no more to say
I’m going away
I'm leaving LA
I'm leaving LA

And the tourists say
"Please give me the directions to the Hollywood sign
I always dreamt of coming here to see the Hollywood sign"
But on their way back down we'll ask
"Did you have a good time?"
They'll say "it's just some fuckin' letters on a hill"

I wander through the Bronson Caves
One more OK coffee at the Oaks Gourmet
I'll watch the players at the UCB
Trying to improvise their way out of ennui

Walking trails in the creeping dark
Up to the observatory in Griffith Park
There’s too much light for stars anyway
I’m getting out of this place
I'm leaving LA
I’m leaving LA

And the studio executives who never made a thing
Blaming other for their failures, taking credit for their wins
Wiping the blood of dumb artists from their chins
Singing, "kid you oughtn't take it personally"

On Hollywood and Vine a dime-store Spider-Man
Shouting at a stoned Emma Stone, dressed à la La La Land
And in the distance, in both its glorious dimensions
The sign projects its shadow on the hill

Rushing by machine-gunned cops at LAX
Malfunctioning departure board says we're boarding next
Belt off, shoes off, jacket off, hat
Don't need the attitude, but I quite enjoy the subsequent pat-down
And I’m sat down
As the A380 engine roars
Pushed backwards as this tube of monkeys rumbles forwards

I'm looking forward to another twenty hours on a plane
Nothing but shit films and my brain
I've been going slowly insane
I've seen your sport and I don't wanna play
I'm getting out of this place
I'm getting out of this place
I'm leaving LA

And the actors at Gratitude drinking undrinkable juice
And the agents taking ten percent in their sneakers and suits
And the writers in their Teslas trying to punch up Act One
Driving home on the 101 in the relentless fucking sun
And the needy and the greedy and the hopeless and horny
And the deals done on treadmills at ten to six in the morning
And the Captain's on the PA saying "look for the sign!"
But I find it's just some fuckin' letters on a hill
Just some really ugly letters
On a pretty ugly hill

I'm leaving LA
I'm leaving 'ell

Now reported, his laptop set off the explosives sensor. If you don't want people that trip that sensor checked again for <2 minutes, you're naive. (also reported the remaining 43 minutes was spent dealing with the mother, with the two officers coming over and holding them because she was irate and making a scene at the checkpoint, harassing the tsa worker. They also rescanned their bags during the pat down).
All this over a 2 minute patdown after they ignored instructions AND set off alarms. WTF people...please don't support this.

Side note, it's totally inappropriate that he was flying barefoot too, they should have been refused entry to the airport for that alone, it's a liability issue.

You are not a special unique snowflake. Had you listened to instructions and removed the computer from the bag, you wouldn't have been flagged for further inspection, probably. If normal pat downs cause your child trauma....don't make them fly because it's likely they'll have one, and don't complain about it when they do. I would bet that 30/45 minutes was spent dealing with the irate mother, because we just saw the patdown take around 2 minutes.
I did this this morning, I was "selected" for extra screening (like every time I fly, maybe because I'm bald), it took 2 minutes because I didn't make a fuss about it and interfere with them performing their duties.
Flying is a privilege, not a right, and there are rules and procedures you must follow. They didn't.

Ok, let me start by saying I have a pretty low opinion of the whole "security theatre" at airports, etc.

That said, I've always thought that "pat-downs" are friggin' pointless unless you're going to do the whole body.

I've had the occasional search myself while travelling and it's almost always completely perfunctory. If I was actually carrying a weapon or some mythical "dangerous liquid", I could easily have stashed it in my crotch or my shoes.

Basically, either you actually do a body search (including genital area), or just admit the whole thing is fucking bullshit and let us on our way.

actually, there is no law requiring that a female officer be present or conduct a search of this type. If the search required the female suspect to remove anything beyond a coat, headwear, gloves, or footwear, than a female officer should conduct it as this is considered a strip search. However, a basic pat-down (which was being conducted in this video) can be carried out by a male officer to a female suspect.

Should he have used the back of his hand? Possibly. It's a good practice but once again not a specific regulation that officers have to follow. The back of the hand would not have been effective for the area of the body he was attempting to search. Perhaps he could have used the edge of his hand along the pinkie side. Regardless, there was nothing improper in his search methods, it just wasn't following best practices.

The real travesty here is the use of field sobriety tests being used/manipulated to wrongfully arrest a woman who called for help.

Transcript from Reddit:
I translated most of the exchange between the people in the video. It starts at 0:41.
Robber: Stop! Stop, stop, stop. Give me the alarm!
Victim: Okay, okay.
Robber: Give me the alarm, give me the alarm!
Robber points the gun at victims head.
Victim: It's here, it's here.
Robber: Fuck, hurry!
Victim: It's right here, it's right here!
Victim hands over the alarm system key.
Victim: You can take it away, you can take it away!
Other robber approaches say something inaudible.
Victim: No man, I'm not armed.
Robber #2: What?
Victim: I don't have any gun on me, I'm not a cop.
Robber #2 to Robber: Let's go, let's go.
Victim: You guys can take it, take it.
Cop approaches Robber and BAM! BAM! (or pew! pew!, whatever you prefer)
Robber: Ouch! Fuck!
Victim: Thank you police! Thank you police! Thanks a lot!
Victim: Now you're gonna rob in hell. You're not gonna take away my bike. You're not gonna take it, thank god.
Victim put's helmet on the ground.
Inaudible exchange between victim and cop.
Another cop in black t-shirt steps in and talks to cop hero.
Black tshirt cop: I work for "Guarda". (a division of the police department) Are you a captain?
Cop gets in the car.
Victim: Now you're gonna rob in hell you son of a bitch.
Robber (whining): I got shot!
Victim (pissed off): You go fuck yourself! You're the one pointing gun at other people's face!
Robber: Oh, I'm gonna die.
Victim: You sure will! You should have already! Son of a bitch.
Robber inaudible, apparently asks someone to get him something to drink.
Victim: You're gonna drink in hell! You're gonna drink the devil!
Victim to other people around: Fuck, I'm going on my way and this asshole comes to rob me.
Victim pick up the helmet.
Victim (to camera): I'm lucky it's still recording. They tried to rob me here.
Victim (on the phone): Just come over here. This guy just tried to rob me and the cop shot him. Come quickly. Just don't tell dad. Come quickly!
Victim hangs up.
Victim: You have to live so you can get beat up in jail!
Victim (to himself): Fucking idiot.
Robber: I'm dying!
Victim: Yeah, you're supposed to! You have to get fucked. You're not the one that likes to rob? Getting a job is something you don't want to, right?! Do you have any idea how much I'm working to pay for this motorcycle?! You have no idea, right! And then you take it away easily!
Victim: And you're lucky that I wanted to get your buddy as well! But don't worry because he's gonna get caught.
Guy in blue t-shirt to victim: Was it red or black that one?
Victim: Red.
Victim (to some cop): Guy wasn't wearing a helmet but I noticed when I looked in the mirror they were up to no good.
Guy in blue t-shit starts patting down the robber.
Robber: Keep your hands off me! Fuck.
Blue t-shit guy reaches for something and hands it over to cop.
Robber to cop: I'm dying sir!
Victim: Oh now you say "sir" right?! You first scare the shit out of other people and now it's all "sir". "Sir" my ass buddy! Now you're gonna get fucked up in hell.
Vicim: How about your buddy? You see. He ran away!
Victim: You wanted to ride some Hornet, right?! (flips off) Here, now you're gonna ride a hornet in hell! (Hornet is a Honda model)
Victim picks up camera
Victim: Now you see this guy. He was going to rob me, now got all fucked up. The cops shot him.

Combine that ubiquitous police and security presence with non-stop news babble of threats, terror, alerts, security, etc., add a dash of endless reports of carnage, death, violence, TSA pat down, etc. etc. etc.....And you have a recipe for a delusional frightened public eager for safety and security at the cost of their humanity, civil and constitutional rights, their will.

Dumb-ass should have left the fucking building and simply never paid the ticket. If he waited until he was pulled over again, chances are good he'd not be taken to jail for a simple FTA over a damn traffic citation-Sometimes the best way to fight the system is to ignore it.

I have traffic warrants out of a couple of precincts where I am, have for years-I have been pulled over several times and have only been told to "take care of those as soon as possible."

It helps to live in a city whose county jail is constantly overcrowded-Oh, and the last time I spent the night in jail, I had about $3000 in fines from old tickets that miraculously melted away after 24 hours. I will NEVER pay a local municipality again for a traffic ticket.

On another cheery note, I would like to thank the cornucopia of neighbor's to the south representing a few countries who come here illegally and clog the county court system ensuring no room for non-violent offenders like myself. The broken system works for me, works real well.

I really doubt just one trip through an airport x-ray machine is going to guarantee a case of cancer, and it might even be preferable to a TSA pat-down.

The reasoning, efficiency, or validity of the TSA is not what the video or its proponents are arguing in this video. They are not arguing for removal or even promoting a more efficient alternative to the scanning bomb-check process for airport security. From best I can gather, (the video is distracted by some hi-jinks) they are solely trying to slow down an already slow system. Playing to the traveler's fears that their naked body could be seen by others and influencing people to go through a time consuming pat down process. Thus causing the process to be less efficient and more inconvenient than it already is. This is not exactly a noble pursuit in my point of view.

Change the system using facts and alternatives (call your congressperson)... not by wasting time and resources of people who can't change anything.

I appreciate them using their constitutional rights and actually being informed about them. However, I think this campaign is a little misguided. The reason for these scans is for efficiency. Scans are useful so the TSA doesn't need spend more money/time/manpower patting down ALL riders. So if you want to be selfish because you're squeamish about someone seeing your junk you can opt out. However, I'll hate you for it because I think those resources would be better put to patting down people who can't go through the more efficient process (people with disabilities) and saving some money for other government services.

@RFlagg @Sniper007 @Tokoki

Many airports in the US have backscatter X-ray scanners set up at the TSA security gates. Nearly everything that the TSA and the government has ever said about the scanners has been a fabrication.

1) They don't show that much detail
--Nooo, you can pretty clearly see someone's breasts or junk

2) The images are not stored
--Nope. A bunch got leaked onto the internet.

3) They work.
--Nope. Security reviews have shown that it's trivial to get a gun past the scanner by just positioning it correctly on your body.

4) They're safe.
--They refuse to do safety studies on them. They don't even test how much radiation they actually put out.

But, travelers have the right to 'opt out' of going through the scanners and undergo a pat down instead. The pat downs are probably intended to be humiliating as a disincentive to take that route, and they don't tell you that it's an option. But, they take longer, and a large number of people opting out can cause backups in the line. Get enough people to opt out and you can consider it a protest. These people seem to be informing travelers of their right to opt out.

I take the public groping rather than the unrated radiation box. I figure it's at least as embarrassing for the TSA guy.

(All of the things on the list above were accurate at one point. Some were allegedly cleared up. Supposedly they don't get to see an outline of your penis anymore, but they've lied before...)

Also, InfoWars and Alex Jones suck.

Morbo says: THAT'S NOT HOW PAT DOWNS WORK!

Melodramatic? What's wrong with this woman?

Let's say your mother is going through airport security and is selected for the "pat down". During this process, as the TSA is running their hands up your mother's thigh and touches her vulva, the TSA agent then slides a finger (pressing through the fabric of her pants) between your mother's labia. Do you think that's OK? Would her reaction be justified then?

This woman says she was molested. She felt she was touched in an inappropriate way. She is obviously traumatized and is screaming for police because she wants someone to help her.

>> ^RadHazG:

The trouble with all the vehement argument against these old lady pat downs or wheelchair or baby or whatever is that if you were going to hid a small bomb or some kind of weapon, these would be the prospective ideal person to plant them on. Because nobody would think to check your child diaper for box cutter right? Surely not they'd be considered stupid. Right up until some nutjobs actually do just that. So as silly as it is, to today's security rabid airport this has some sense behind it.
Oh and Rhesus? You can go ahead and fight them if you want... but the reality is you either want to get on that plane or you don't. And one of those requires a pat down these days. Slightly silly? Sure. Still reality. Petition the airlines or something, arguing inside at the checkpoint is idiocy on a whole new scale that affects nothing.


security rabid airports have fucking zero sense behind em. the US airport security measures are ineffective in that the primary focus is searching out weapons and/or explosives, as opposed to searching out persons who would use weapons or explosives.

>> ^RadHazG:

The trouble with all the vehement argument against these old lady pat downs or wheelchair or baby or whatever is that if you were going to hid a small bomb or some kind of weapon, these would be the prospective ideal person to plant them on. Because nobody would think to check your child diaper for box cutter right? Surely not they'd be considered stupid. Right up until some nutjobs actually do just that. So as silly as it is, to today's security rabid airport this has some sense behind it.
Oh and Rhesus? You can go ahead and fight them if you want... but the reality is you either want to get on that plane or you don't. And one of those requires a pat down these days. Slightly silly? Sure. Still reality. Petition the airlines or something, arguing inside at the checkpoint is idiocy on a whole new scale that affects nothing.


That's right: if we don't finger the toddler, the terrorists win. You have an awful sense of how to effect change in this world. Petition the airline? And you call my idea idiotic?