tales of the TAS, interesting and troubling, what price who's glory

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alan
May 21, 2004, 01:02 PM
http://www.reason.com/0402/fe.jb.dominate.shtml
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kbr80
May 21, 2004, 01:09 PM
.When most of the applicants failed the marksmanship test, the agency solved that problem by dropping the marksmanship test for new applicants. (The ability to shoot accurately in a plane cabin is widely considered a crucial part of a marshal’s job.) Some would-be marshals were hired even after they repeatedly shot flight attendants in mock hijack response exercises.


Some new air marshals could not pass the shooting qualification, because they could not shoot accurately in an air liner, so they lowered the standards. :what:



"Dominate. Intimidate. Control."

The JBT motto
deanf
May 21, 2004, 03:15 PM
A few years ago, Pres. Clinton asked a crowd how anyone could "love their county but hate their government."

I think we have an answer for him now.

I guess I'll be on that CAPPS II list now.
alan
May 21, 2004, 03:37 PM
Deanf:

Former president Clinton has the reputation of being a pretty smart fellow. Re this, and the question he asked, smart as he is, do you really believe that he couldn't tell the difference between "the country" and "the government"?
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