Not to freak everyone the fuck out or anything, but it’s definitely a possibility:
With little fanfare, the agency best known for airport screenings has vastly expanded its reach to sporting events, MUSIC FESTIVALS, rodeos, highway weigh stations and train terminals. Not everyone is happy.
“The problem with T.S.A. stopping and searching people in public places outside the airport is that there are no real legal standards, or probable cause,” said Khaliah Barnes, administrative law counsel at the Electronic Privacy Information Center in Washington. “It’s something that is easily abused because the reason that they are conducting the stops is shrouded in secrecy.”
T.S.A. officials respond that the random searches are “special needs” or “administrative searches” that are exempt from probable cause because they further the government’s need to prevent terrorist attacks.
So does this mean you should leave all your “accoutrements” behind when you venture out to GG Park this weekend to bask in the delicate crooning of Paul McCartney? More importantly, will you still be able to smuggle a tallboy disguised as a burrito into the festival???
[Photo via SF Citizen]
Dude that’s nothing. There were Homeland Security cops at Pitchfork this year.
Hey now, DHS is allowed to enjoy some R. Kellz, too, ya know?
this country is a joke. who would have thought george orwell wrote a book, which turns out to be the war mongering and paranoid us of a.
Like I need another reason to avoid these shit shows. Enjoy the crowds while I enjoy the river.
you live in a van down near there?
This is really one of the best weekends of the year in SF. All of the neon-wayfarers migrate to GG park for a few days, leaving the rest of us to enjoy certain neighborhoods poser-free.
Good times ahead…for a couple of days.
I don’t care what you kids smuggle in. I just want to see Hall and Oates. And I got a sweet hotel downtown.
Complacency is the order of the day
Who the hell is Paul McCartney? Did he play in Arcade Fire?
there was a fire at the arcade? Shit! I hope my Defender machine is ok.
/old
I comment each time I appreciate a post on a site or I have something to contribute to the discussion.
I do have 2 questions for you if you don’t
And, if you are writing at other places, I’d like to keep up with you. Could you list the complete urls of all your public sites like your twitter feed, Facebook page or linkedin profile?
Usually it’s a result of the passion displayed in the post I browsed. And after this article Will T.S.A. agents be searching you as you enter Outside Lands this weekend? Mission Mission. I was actually moved enough to post a thought
mind. Could it be just me or do a few of these responses
look like left by brain dead people?