I don't think it's too intrusive- it's not much different from going through the detector, where they can see everything in your pockets, clothes, etc. At least that's how I see it. And unlike profiling, everyone is subjected to it equally- if I'm reading this article correctly. We can't make everybody safe 100 percent, and we can't just give up freedoms because of some possible threat out there, but airport security of this kind seems like common sense to me.
Way too intrusive. I like to think that as an American, I have some civil liberties which don't need to be trampled in order to provide me with a false sense of security.
They're already recording all my cell phone conversations and internet movements/email communications and chats.
Fuck the noisy bastards.
We need to dismantle that damned Patriot Act. Got along just dandy for over 200 years without it.
The same GQP demanding we move on from January 6th, 2021 is still doing audits of the November 3rd, 2020 election.
Hey if it keeps some asshole from getting on a plane and blowing the fucker up I'm all for it I mean sure I don't want them in my business anymore than the next guy but if it means a better chance of me getting to where I need to go in one piece then by all means scan away. I mean really what the hell are they really gonna see? It's more like an x-ray than anything. Just my opinion but then again I don't fly so I gots nothing to worry bout.
I think it's just fine, keep doing them. If it keeps just one person from getting hurt, it's worth it!
Why would it be too intrusive? It's not like they're doing anal cavity searches. These imaging techniques allow the visualization of different densities. They don't allow people to see your cock and balls. of Other than slowing down travel times, I really don't see a problem. Americans seem to always bitch about "civil liberties" almost as a reflex. Seriously. Give me one negative result of scanning passengers. Just one.
I'm going to have to agree with WMM on this one.
I would even go a step further and say the only security we need is to allow people to check in their guns before flying and allow them to hold onto them in flight.
How many people would try something stupid if there were a plane full of other people ready to shoot them?
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Sure. If it stops racial or ethnic profiling, I have absolutely no objection to being bathed in heaven knows what kind of X-rays. Afterall, with good medical coverage I am sure the doctors will be able to treat my cancers.
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"Whoa, lady, I only speak two languages, English and bad English." - Korben Dallas, from The Fifth Element
"If history repeats itself, and the unexpected always happens, how incapable must man be of learning from experience?" - George Bernard Shaw
Several years ago, I was flying out of Heathrow Airport in London, alone, with no travelling companion. They were doing random tests of that machine, and the deal was, there were signs that specified it, and stated that anyone could be approached and asked to voluntarily go through the scanner, or be subjected to a full body strip search if the pollite request was refused.
The airport was crowded, it was before Christmas, and I knew damn well that as a woman travelling on her own, my profile was like a flashing light to be picked out of the queue in order to be a participant in this test. The benefit was that it would help me jump the long line to get through regular security, and since my boarding time was fast approaching, it was not a difficult choice to make.
It was handled with discretion, respect, and it was not a big deal. I made it through ahead of the tour groups of travellers who were clogging the security portals. Great!
Of couse, my damn flight was then delayed by two hours, so it didn't make a bit of difference in the long run, to be able to get through that quickly. Except, of course, that it meant I did NOT have to endure the full body strip search, and that would have included cavity searches.
Travelling sucks, no matter what is involved. It just gets worse and worse, in my experience.
they have the full body scans implemented at Heathrow in London...it freaks me out that I'm so exposed...I understand why they are doing it but still it annoys me...But you live in society you have to follow the laws/rules...
Frankly i dont care that some security guard in a closed off booth who cant actually see "me" may see a fuzzy, poor contrast shape that looks a bit like my cock.
My main concern would be that the security we're all hoo-haa-ing about wouldnt actually have detected the explosives worn by the "pants-bomb" guy anyway.
If you walk round the UK these days the fashion is to wear trousers so tight they leave less to the imagination than the scanners. Its just our bits, if you stare at genitalia for more than half an hr they lose their appeal, i think a 12hr shift 6 days a week and they'll be more focussed on looking for weapons than our junk.
If those pics Chefcathleen posted are the actual scans then I'm for it. Especially if it can speed up the security process.
I got nothing to hide so I don't care what machines they put me through at airports.
Not going to get involved in the Civil Liberties discussions, I'll leave that to the people who care to talk politics.
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A machine that can see under clothes...where can I get one of those machines???
