Holy Moley, "It's Inappropriate!"

[elfs]

Just go read this post from mephron. I don't know who he is, but you have to read it.

Un-F'ing-believable.



Actually, she's kinda hot. (I believe that's the point.)

Comments

horny/power-struck security?

[http://users.livejournal.com/dominic-m-/]

On a related note. I had a very very similar experience when I tried and take my local fast ferry. (Rochester,NY--Toronto,canada). I havent updated my journal in a while so dont expect to read it there. I had a backpack with me(I was going to spend the day in toronto and had lotsa stuff). And the one piece of reading I had with me was a strategy guide for Final fantasy X-2. The cover had a picture of three sexy-ish chicks each with thier respective deadly weapons(dual-guns,dual-daggers,and a very sharp lookin sword). I got hassled very similar to Mephron to give up my book because it could be dangerous or "incite something".

I flat out told him he cant have it and if he denies me access due to a book cover Ill have the media all over this place for violating my rights as an individual to own literature. The guy acted all farenheit-451 and threatend to take it anyways but the manager showed up and kindly let me pass. I was pissed but attributed it all the craziness this security shit is causing. Maybe ill contact RGRTA (local authority) about this afterall...

[shunra.livejournal.com]

My problem with this story is not that I imagine that any of the petty thieves or petty censors would be backed up by any authority - it is a veritable certainty that they would not.

My problem is that reports of such things are making people afraid to carry certain books on certain occasions. Our mindscape is being terroformed[*] by fear of people low on the chain of command.


[not a typo. a real word. At least, it's a real word now: I made it up especially for this entry]

[antonia-tiger.livejournal.com]

I had to look twice at your word...

"terrorformed" might be better: either way it's a good word for what this sort of thing does.

Because of terror or FOR terror?

[(Anonymous)]

I wouldent say all this is being done because of the whole terror thing but more along the lines of power lust. Lackeys want power and they have been given more control than ever before over the general public. And abuse is bound to happen. And although this is not the place for general politics it WAS bush who authorized these people to have much more power than is really needed. People want more power always so they make whomever is below them fear something or the other so they trust and rely on that person.

Thi is not being done BECAUSE of terror but to proliferate terror. Thats my opinion on this, hopefully I wont be too shouted at for voicing it.