Serious Q… at DIA while you are still standing in line the drug dogs bump their noise against your crotch and butt while you are standing in line. Isn’t that like, a violation of your civil liberties? That dog is under the control of a human, and that human would not be allowed to touch you like that.
Eeww, that doesn’t seem right. I understand why. I suppose you give up your civil rights at the door to the airport.
It’s a strange world we find ourselves in.
Some one needs to step up and challenge this practice.
If people would promise not to hide drugs in their crotch or up their anus, this problem could be solved.
Moved to Great Debates.
Colibri
General Questions Moderator
I’m not sure this belongs in Great Debates, as I suspect there is an actual answer to the question, “What are my civil liberties in an airport?”
But anyway, the best I could find was here (written by a Senior Policy Advisor at the US Dept. of Homeland Security):
I wouldn’t describe a dog sniffing me a “more invasive search” of my body, so suspect it doesn’t require reasonable suspicion or probable cause.
Also worth noting that this article only applies at international airports (which covers most major US airports, I suspect) because they’re considered part of the border.
Where did you get that idea? The TSA has been touching our junk for like 17 years. By stated TSA policy a same-sex agent in the presence of at least one witness is allowed to pat you down from head to toe.
A working enforcement dog should not be bumping your privates (or anything) unless they smell something interesting and need to take a closer whiff to see if it matches their hit list. These are not a neighbor’s poorly trained pooch. In fact, for the most part when I see these dogs working at airports lately they are in a clearly marked area that travelers must walk past, and there is a demarcation between the dog and the travelers. They do not want you touching the dogs. I’m surprised to hear that enforcement dogs have been touching you on a regular basis.
I like to ensure I’m dealing with same-sex agents by always greeting TSA dogs with, “You’re a bitch!” If nobody corrects me, then I know it’s okay for her to sniff me.
I have to add that my own dogs are intensely fascinated by my dirty clothes hamper. In fact, I sometimes have trouble luring them back out of the closet once they start sniffing through it. My underwear is apparently a sensory superlative. Even well-trained dogs like to get real close and get a good smell. I think that’s the only reason they keep us around.
Just put a few Tide pods in your undies before going to the airport. Problem solved.
Seriously. Last time I went through security a TSA agent came up behind me and grabbed my ass with both hands, no warning whatsoever. I’d much prefer a dog sniffing.
Yeah, that wasn’t a TSA agent. They were just pretending to be one.
So true, if only life could be so simple.
Really? That should not have happened. You should’ve screamed. Did you ask any questions?
And, the big question, Do you have a nice ass? (I kid).
I think I figured it out… you guys are perverts. Man’s best friend and all that.
Touching and smelling my dick at the airport is completely unnecessary. So is touching and smelling my asshole.
Feel free to take the animal to kangaroo court.
See post #3.
as stated above the DEA/TSA thinks they do and they have the court ordered right to do so
Your feelings about it are irrelevant
I’m sure tho having a dog do a bump and sniff would be more convenient than a county jail /prison style strip search with flashlight and balloon in a stall in the back
Try telling that to former Senator Larry Craig…
They only offer that for first class passengers.