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Post by Sinbad on Apr 17, 2009 5:48:07 GMT -5
Well, I don´t see any reason to censor a piece of soundtrack. Unless it is anti democratic which I highly doubt. The only stuff we censor here is rightwing radical stuff and even there we need solid proof that it is right wing which it isn´t too often. Since you mention banning commercials: we do that here, too, but we are not as picky with it as Americans are  I think the only commercials that are banned are those that surpass the limit of taste and those that put down other companies (e.g. Burger King vs. McDonald´s comemrcials). As for freedom of speech and other freedoms in the States: is that ridiculous Patriots Act still up and running? |
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Post by firouz on Apr 17, 2009 5:58:26 GMT -5
Ridiculous Patriot Act? Yeah, security freaks. Did I tell you that at the Japanese Expo, the United States was the only country that required everybody to walk through a medal detector to enter its pavilion.
Talking about that, that reminded me, do you remember the US was thinking about changing "french fries" to "freedom fries."
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Post by Sinbad on Apr 17, 2009 6:28:00 GMT -5
I think you mentioned it or I heard it somewhere else, yes. Also, the Patriot Act is not just ridiculous, it´s also dangerous. Whenever I see a country cut down on basic rights, my alarm goes off. We´ve had that here and we are extremely careful about expanding the right of the state to dip into personal affairs. We´ve had huge discussions here about whether or not the security police or something should be given the allowance to tap on phones or e-mails for terror suspects. The party who supported that were severely criticized. Oh, totally. Oh the gems of the Bush administration  |
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Post by firouz on Apr 17, 2009 6:45:25 GMT -5
Gems of the Bush administration. *chuckles* Nice sarcasm.
I thing they were trying to make-up for what they could have easily prevented. First, taking box openers on a plane is unacceptable. Why do you need box openers on a plane? You don't get mail on a plane. Second, did you know that the US used to have air marshals on planes but cut it because they thought it was a waste of money. Well, here is your waist of money. Third, a group of terrorists tried to crash a jet liner into the eiffel tower ten years prior to September 11.
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Post by Sinbad on Apr 17, 2009 7:15:52 GMT -5
The thing about box openers and the like is common though. Even when I fly inside of the EU I am checked for stuff like that. I once flew to London with my two best friends and the metal detector went off when I walked through. It turned out that there was a piece of metal in one of my winter boots. One. Why not in both of them? I could see the personell getting suspiscious when the detector just beeped with one shoe.
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Post by firouz on Apr 17, 2009 7:21:39 GMT -5
Did you get arrested? Would love to see that picture.
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Post by Sinbad on Apr 17, 2009 7:37:29 GMT -5
No, I didn´t. I was told to give them my shoes so they could check them and they ran them through some extra scanner and saw it was just a piece of metal.
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Post by firouz on Apr 17, 2009 7:45:51 GMT -5
Ah, bummer. Missed the good part.
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Post by Sinbad on Apr 17, 2009 7:48:09 GMT -5
I didn´t feel like getting arrested.  But my friends were having a blast |
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Post by firouz on Apr 17, 2009 17:11:22 GMT -5
Sure, no one likes to get arrested. But it is fun to see someone get arrested. ;D
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Post by Master Dim-Dim on Apr 17, 2009 20:30:54 GMT -5
lol metal detectors can be crazy at times really! important but crazy!
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Post by firouz on Apr 17, 2009 22:27:10 GMT -5
@sinbad: I just thought about it, was it a piece of a chewing gum wrapper? Metal detectors can pick up the aluminum from the wrapper.
@master Dim-Dim: I am sure they use a lot of metal detectors in Isreal. What is the security like there?
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Post by Sinbad on Apr 18, 2009 4:32:42 GMT -5
Nope. The metal was inside the shoe. Obviously, when the shoe was made, metal was put into one shoe, but not into the other, don´t ask me why.
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Post by firouz on Apr 18, 2009 4:43:00 GMT -5
Hmmmmm, just have to ask (against your wishes), do you no why? If you don't, that's okay.
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Post by Sinbad on Apr 18, 2009 4:50:29 GMT -5
*lol* I have no idea. I guess it was a mistake that was made when the shoe was made.
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I think the only commercials that are banned are those that surpass the limit of taste and those that put down other companies (e.g. Burger King vs. McDonald´s comemrcials).
But my friends were having a blast 
