There is. So. Much. Rage.

[batyatoon]

-- and hey, how's that for a cheery title for my first LJ post in months?

I'd been planning to start posting more often again, and I was gonna make this a What's Been Up With Me Lately sort of thing -- stuff about the apartment we're attempting to buy and the ohmygod job offer I got yesterday and similar. But I decided to save that for a later post.

Because I read this. To which I am linking with permission of the author. (Selkie's a recent addition to my flist; I met her through milliways_bar, which is another thing I will tell you all about next time.)
[ETA: Link removed, as post has been locked -- see below.]

It's about a very personal, very ugly civil rights violation. All perfectly legal and perfectly horrifying.

This story we spread.

Comments

[bardling.livejournal.com]

Oh. My.
...and there is nowhere she can complain to??? Being picked out 'cause she was *crying*, for goodness sake??? Even if they had had a reason to suspect her for something, they'd still have to be civilized, they could be bloody wrong!! (Ok, they obviously don't *have* to, but they *should*, dammit!) And... finger? Urm... do I gather they're allowed to, ah, search body cavities on NO MORE REASONS FOR SUSPICION than that someone who's cooperative is CRYING??

*GRRR* Right there with you on the anger... *growls*

[filkerdave.livejournal.com]

She can indeed complain and should. Whether it will do any good is another question.

I plan to be as inconspicuous as possible when I fly out on the 24th.