As annoying as Americans’ paranoid security theater has become, it’s perhaps some small relief to know that it could be worse.
For example, consider the U.K., which is increasingly looking like a police state. From the Telegraph:
Millions of British airline passengers face mandatory fingerprinting before being allowed to board flights when Heathrow’s Terminal 5 opens later this month.
For the first time at any airport, the biometric checks will apply to all domestic passengers leaving the terminal, which will handle all British Airways flights to and from Heathrow.
The controversial security measure is also set to be introduced at Gatwick, Manchester and Heathrow’s Terminal 1, and many airline industry insiders believe fingerprinting could become universal at all UK airports within a few years.[...]
The company said the move had been necessitated by the design of Terminal 5, where international and domestic passengers share the same lounges and public areas after they have checked in.
So, because of a poorly-designed terminal, everybody will be treated like a criminal. Great.
