This is one of those stories that looks like it's designed to get you hot and bothered about a topic that is not very related to tech and startups. In other words, I think there are other sites that are better choices for long, far ranging discussions about things like civil liberties, terrorism, and so on and so forth.
This story is relevant to HN because 80% of the posts here are about building businesses and this often requires air-travel. Refusing to be X-raped by the TSA could have negative long term repercussions on your ability to travel efficiently.
By that measure, 100% of businesses here are run by people who breathe air and drink water, so articles about environmentalism are pertinent too. Likewise, most of us are human beings with sexual and emotional needs, which, if not met, might lead to frustrations that could damage businesses, so "how to score with hot chicks" is on-topic too.
Those are the places where real pilots and aviation professionals discuss the issue. One excellent quote from PPRune:
"What you have here is an idiot with an agenda. Fortunately he's likely so early in his career, he may not have thrown that much away, but he did make good inroads at getting stuck on TSA's watch list."
