I refuse to "voluntarily" give up a seat I have paid for, and am, in fact, occupying, and some

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174. The acceptance of this degradation and even brutality is disgusting.

Completely agree about the so called security of it being theater, purposefully done to force compliance. Been saying that on DU and IRL for ages, now.

And it's in marked contrast to measures being defunded that actually make us more secure. Just read about early warning for earthquakes that might be defunded under Trump. That's a system that could save many lives. The article gave great examples, like a water system shutting valves and a surgeon putting the scalpel down in the minutes before the earthquake started shaking.

In your situation, you clearly and concisely described just how a person can be pushed over the edge by the combination of TSA's callous actions and badgering. The repeated "why are you crying?" to imply blame on you for your reaction when their actions had caused that, as if your response was somehow not 'normal' when it's their pushing and pushing and pushing some more that is not.

There's now video from the moments before Dr. Dao was physically pulled out of his seat with so much force that he slammed into the seat on the other side. In this video, he is explaining that he had already been on a long flight from L.A. and was worried about an even longer delay if he has to leave this plane. That's all a completely rational and understandable concern, and he's explaining it calmly after what was clearly a long and trying travel day.

Yet some here automatically come done on the side of the authority, no matter how abusive that authority was or how many other better options (and there were quite a few) the authority had not taken that would have been better for all.

https://m.