Everything that happens in a US airport is under duress

ddfps about 2 hours ago 3 comments

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Americans interactions with authorities rely on their consciousness of Constitutional protections, and they have accepted that in airports there is no US Constitution.

Test feeling of high vulnerability and insecurity felt there, and the awareness of the means the authorities there have at their disposal to coerce 'cooperation'.

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dnemmers•about 1 hour ago

I believe this is correct, but at the airport you're really faced with the reality of the situation. Everywhere else, the same mechanisms exist 'under the sheets', but there's a thin veneer of society pasted over the machine.

tacostakohashi•about 1 hour ago

I don't suppose you've actually, you know, read the constitution? If so, I'd be fascinated to hear about which parts pertain to, or don't apply at airports that should?

The main thing people seem to find difficult to comprehend is that planes owned by airlines are the private property of the airline. You're pretty much welcome to buy your own plane, and use it to carry anyone and anything you want, but if you want to get on someone else's airplane, no so much.

FrankWilhoit•13 minutes ago

The argument is that the environment is so saturated with Federal enforcement that the airlines become de facto Federal concessionaires.

CatalystPz•about 2 hours ago

how