Ah, well, it was only a matter of time. Anybody with a brain knew it was only a matter of time.
“Security,” the handmaiden of paranoia, is slowly invading every venue in America. If you thought the tentacles of Homeland Security were going to stay confined to the airport—even after all the reports we’ve done on VIPR—you’re dreaming. And if you think the latest rules and regs in the War on Terror™ are going to be contained, I have a bridge to sell you.
Major League Baseball has announced that all of its ballparks have to implement “enhanced” security screening by 2015. The procedures have already been tested in several places before a national roll-out.
Gee, what does that remind me of?
The new regs, which were, of course, designed in consultation with the Department of Homeland Security, require that all fans must pass through a metal detector and/or be wanded. How long before $canners come on the scene? Or TSA-style gropes? After all, music fans at Coachella have already acquiesced.
But hey, Anything To Keep Us Safe! Because, as you know, The Terrorists Are Everywhere!
Fans could easily put a stop to this by boycotting games. But they won’t. They’ll roll over just like everyone at the airports. There is nothing the United Sheeple of America won’t do, no level to which they won’t stoop, when someone in authority commands them.
Play ball!
Lisa Simeone is a writer, editor, political activist, Glamour Girl, and radio host. She publishes ABombazine, where this originally appeared.
The NFL bans women from carrying handbags into its stadiums. You can bring a plastic see-through bag of a certain size (or purchase one at the stadium). I can imagine the scene when women who are unaware of this policy show up and have to take their bags back to car. I see an opportunity for theives – breaking into car trunks to steal handbags. I understand some college stadiums have similar policies. If you can carry your purse along with other items into a courthouse or airport (by first passing thru a detector) why can’t you do the same at the ballgame? The sports industry has become another lap dog for the empire’s fascist agenda. Trotting out GIs at intermission for the obligatory salute and fan applause. Singing God Bless America during 7th inning stretch. I read about a guy who tried to leave his seat during the God Bless song and he was roughed up by security. Hitler would be proud. Due to finances, I haven’t attended a pro game in years and I sure as hell won’t attend one now. If the sheeple had any sense, they’d do the same. Sad truth: few know they are being led into a police state.