[nabs-l] reflecting on the attacks

[Beth]

I=20understand=20that=20safety=20and=20security=20are=20an=20issue.=20=20Bu=
t=20after=20
9/11,=20airlines=20I=20think=20have=20been=20treating=20uss=20mercilessly=20=
bad.=20=20
With=20no=20mercy,=20airlines=20have=20taken=20canes=20away,=20dug=20into=20=
babies'=20
bottles,=20taken=20diapers=20off,=20and=20so=20many=20other=20violations=20=
of=20
people's=20privacy.=20=20I=20went=20to=20Florida=20with=20my=20hijab=20on=20=
and=20I=20had=20
to=20have=20somebody=20pat=20me=20down.=20=20No=20thrills,=20but=20still.=20=
=20I=20don't=20
particularly=20like=20the=20security=20checkpoints=20because=20of=20how=20t=
hey=20
might=20think=20of=20a=20blind=20person,=20somebody=20who=20is=20not=20WASP=
=20(white=20
Anlgo=20Saxon=20Protestant.)=20=20After=209/11,=20some=20things=20weren't=20=
so=20
good,=20such=20as=20thhe=20airline=20security.=20=20Even=20after=20that=20s=
tupid=20guy=20
put=20a=20bomb=20in=20his=20underwear,=20there=20were=20more=20security=20i=
ssues.=20=20
I'm=20probably=20not=20flying=20back=20to=20Florida=20after=20what=20my=20p=
arents=20
did,=20which=20was=20get=20a=20security=20pass=20without=20boarding=20a=20p=
lane,=20to=20
make=20sure=20I=20got=20home.=20=20The=20airlines=20have=20always=20been=20=
a=20source=20of=20
contempt=20for=20all=20of=20us,=20so=20let's=20think=20not=20only=20about=20=
the=20people=20
who=20died,=20but=20the=20repercussions=20that=20followed.
Beth

=20-----=20Original=20Message=20-----
From:=20"Ashley=20Bramlett"=20<bookwormahb at earthlink.net
To:=20"National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list"=20
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date=20sent:=20Sun,=2011=20Sep=202011=2015:54:50=20-0400
Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20reflecting=20on=20the=20attacks

Thanks=20Josh,
I=20think=20we=20should=20take=20time=20to=20reflect=20on=20the=20tragedy=20=
and=20also=20be=20
active.
Vote=20for=20whom=20you=20believe=20will
make=20our=20country=20safe=20and=20secure.=20You're=20right=20that=20safet=
y=20and=20
security=20is
an=20issue=20as=20we=20students=20head=20back=20to=20campus.=20Actually,=20=
I'm=20not=20a=20
student
this=20semester,=20but=20will=20go=20back=20for=20continuing=20education=20=
next=20
semester=20at
nova,=20community=20college.

I'd=20suggest=20you=20get=20aquainted=20with=20your=20school's=20safety/pol=
ice=20
office=20if=20you
haven't=20already;=20know=20where=20it=20is,=20know=20what=20their=20number=
=20is,=20and
meet=20an=20officer=20or=20two.=20Some=20schools=20like=20mine,=20marymount=
=20
university,=20just
had=20security=20officers.
Know=20how=20to=20reach=20them=20as=20well.=20If=20you=20feel=20unsafe,=20w=
alk=20with=20
friends=20back
to=20your=20dorm=20or=20call=20a=20security=20escort.=20Many=20schools=20of=
fer=20such=20a=20
service.
At=20least=20at=20MU,=20after=2012=20midnight,=20you=20had=20to=20show=20an=
=20ID=20to=20enter=20
the=20dorm;
this=20is=20a=20good=20thing.=20And=20also=20lock=20your=20dorm=20room,=20e=
specially=20at=20
night.
If=20there=20is=20a=20threat=20or=20natural=20disaster,=20I'd=20leave=20fas=
t.=20Go=20to=20a=20
friend's
home,=20family=20if=20they're=20in=20the=20area,=20or=20a=20hotel.=20Just=20=
go=20
somewhere=20safe.
Safety=20is=20a=20big=20priority.

Okay,=20that's=20my=20tips=20for=20now.

-----Original=20Message-----
From:=20Joshua=20Lester
Sent:=20Sunday,=20September=2011,=202011=203:33=20PM
To:=20National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list
Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20reflecting=20on=20the=20attacks

Ashley:
Great=20post!
This=20has=20everything=20to=20do,=20with=20this=20list,=20because=20many=20=
blind
students,=20are=20probably=20heading=20back=20to=20college,=20after=20being=
=20on
vacation.
This=20security=20issue=20is=20important.
May=20God=20bless=20America.
Blessings,=20Joshua

On=209/11/11,=20Ashley=20Bramlett=20<bookwormahb at earthlink.net>=20wrote:
=20Hi=20all,
=20We=20all=20have=20varying=20views=20on=20how=20to=20address=20safety=20a=
nd=20security.=20
But
=20somehow,=20some=20way,=20those=20terrorists=20got=20through.
=20We=20were=20attacked=20a=20decade=20ago.
=20I=20was=20finishing=20a=20class=20in=20high=20school=20when=20I=20heard=
=20the=20news.=20
School=20was
=20closed=20the=20next=20day.=20Our=20school=20had=20an=20assembly=20where=
=20the=20choir,=20
band,=20and
=20other=20groups=20performed=20to=20commemorate=209/11.
=20I=20hope=20that=20we=20all=20take=20a=20moment=20to=20reflect=20on=20it.=
=20I=20will=20be=20
praying=20for
=20our
=20country=20and=20everyone=92s=20safety/security=20on=20the=20anniversary.=

=20I=92m=20a=20Christian=20so=20I=20have=20faith=20that=20we=20will=20grow=
=20stronger=20as=20a=20
nation.=20If
=20you=20had=20a=20loved=20one=20impacted=20by=20the=20attack,=20I=20hope=20=
you=20recovered=20
somewhat
=20from=20the=20tragedy.

=20Some=20pray=20in=20churches,=20others=20are=20going=20to=20public=20memo=
rials=20
today=20and
=20still
=20others=20will=20do=20volunteer=20service=20to=20serve=20the=20country.=20=
If=20you=20
are=20doing
=20anything=20different=20or=20special,=20I=20hope=20it=20goes=20well=20for=
=20you.

=20Take=20care.
=20Ashley
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