I Always Feel Like Somebody's Watchin' Me...And I Have No Privacy

Maybe Rockwell was onto something with their 1984 "hit" that graced your TV screen back when MTV actually played music videos.  One thing is for certain in life:  Change.  Most certainly, the attacks of 9/11 changed not only the USA, but the world.  After the families and friends who lost loved ones on that fateful day, nowhere has this change been felt more than for those who fly here in the USA.  In typical fashion, our government likes to overreact to situations vs. utilizing astute analysis and arriving at a conclusion deemed sensible.  Their motto is literally:  Ready.  Fire.  Aim.

You all remember Richard Reid, the infamous "Shoe Bomber" who failed miserably at his assigned task which would have netted him 78 virgins by Allah upon entry to lala-land and other warped views of these deranged murderers?  Thanks to this dimwit, you and I still remove our shoes prior to going through security.  The worst part about this situation is that if the uber-complicated protocol of Freaking Common Sense would have been deployed, they would have caught this sad excuse for a human being before he even got on the plane.  Follow along after the jump...