Thomas Hawk Endangers Us All
San Fran, photographer, Thomas Hawk did a pretty good job describing my attitude towards authority and also discussing current security-related sillyness.
He discusses, rules at the airport, the gas station, and how based on his not understanding things he purposefully disobeys those rules.
“…I’ve never seen any compelling evidence on how cell phones in the on position affect flight safety…”
…”I can’t imagine anything really hidden in a shoe that could possibly take down a flight.”
I’m sure everyone would feel real safe flying (or pumping gas) with Thomas knowing that if anything were to explode, it wasn’t from anything that he had understood to be possible. :)
Just kidding. When strange rules are imposed I’m also very likely to start picking them apart and show how they just don’t make sense. Things such as Thomas said…
“…I could do far more damage using my hefty Manfrotto tripod as a weapon than I ever could with a corkscrew.”
Not to quote his whole post but I also agree with this statement:
“As far as I’m concerned in many ways the terrorists have already won. When people live their lives in such fear that they make up all kinds of crazy rules and regulations and live security the superstitious way that they do today, then the terrorists have been effective at changing our life and getting their point across.”
Read the rest of what he said at his blog.
As far as myself, not being fully schooled on how static electricity or the power from a cell phone works I rarely choose to make a phone call while pumping my gas. And I don’t think that makes me a hyper-sensative always fearful, alarmist nut. But read this story because it’s totally real so be careful!!