The ACLU makes my head hurt.... A LOT

Thanks to the folks over at stop the aclu

The Fourth Amendment, Johnston said, protects against unreasonable searches. Yet when he went to the stadium, a security guard patted him down -- without cause, in Johnston's view.

Johnston, with help from the American Civil Liberties Union, filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking an injunction to end pat-downs at Raymond James Stadium.

Ok. Is patting down a search as the 4th amendment refers to.

I always thought the 4th amendment was about searching for evidence of criminality of one form or another.

What I'd love to do is have the Tampa Sports Authority say they aren't a government entity... because in all honesty It is more like something the state gives to wealthy people ( team owners)

But... their is a flaw in the NFL's Logic

"We understand that the Fourth Amendment protects individuals against unreasonable search and seizure," said Milt Ahlerich, the NFL's vice president of security. "This is not unreasonable."

He said the searches are to protect against one thing: suicide bombers wearing vest-type devices. He said pat-downs would catch bombers and deter would-be bombers.

He is correct it is not Unreasonable. However a Pat-Down and a line of people going in to be patted down doesn't deter bombers... it helps them. It gives them tons more targets.

All these people.. you know... in a line

So this isn't an unreasonable search... It is clearly a stupid one.

here is another sign the search was stupid

Johnston, an ordained Baptist minister who teaches government and history at Tampa Bay Tech, said he arrived at the first home game knowing the searches had been approved.

He said he lifted his shirt so the security guard could see that he was unarmed. The guard told him to put down his shirt. Johnston said he told the guard he did not consent to the pat-down, but the guard patted him anyway.

Clearly he was showing that he wasn't wearing a bomber belt. But much like airport security groping 90 year old women procedures had to be followed.

So once again the ACLU makes this world a little worse to live in... and once again the cult of mindless saftey makes this world a little worse to live in