This is an awful story. But the author should know that people who aren't middle class and white have been dealing with this kind of treatment on a daily basis, for years.

Mr Rockwell is a man who believes that the US Government is Socialist, a true free market will free us all, and has this to say of Truman "We're supposed to approve the election of the mass-murdering socialist father of the cold war and the Korean war in 1948."

Posted by: Mac on December 23, 2002 06:46 AM

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Theres a very fine balance ... mmmmmm (*ponders*)

Posted by: Daniel Szuc on December 25, 2002 11:06 PM

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I am absolutely flabbergasted. If I am this shocked, appalled, angry, and violated after just reading his description of the incident, I cannot imagine what they must be feeling. I simply can't.

I can understand the airport's need to be careful, and I'm sure they did, too. However, that does not mean having to forfeit your right to dignity and due process. At the very least, they should have a room available (that is NEAR the checkpoint, not halfway across the airport) to privately examine people, and they should take couples in together. Whatever happened to "innocent until proven guilty"?

Horrifying.

Posted by: Lydia on December 26, 2002 01:02 PM

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I'm going to watch this page for updates.

Posted by: John S. Rhodes on December 26, 2002 02:40 PM

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This is a concern: http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/12/27/1040511178084.html

Posted by: Daniel Szuc on December 28, 2002 12:36 AM

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