Marching Morons

Getting ready to launch a glider at Kamuela/Weimea, Island of Hawaii. 1182 on Flickr.

The war on terror looks so often like a war on civil liberties. Our airports showcase the problem: law enforcement does its job literally and vigorously, enforcing "the law" without regard for whether enforcement is warranted or the law is even constitutional. Vision Aerie's experience at Kamuela airport is just one more example.

And when it turns out that the enforcers have over-reacted? Admit no wrong. Note the good fortune, of those detained in error, that law enforcement has shown such great self-restraint.