I just heard that they’ll exempt children from the naked radar and grope searches.
Good.
But what does that mean about the searches in general? Do some see a possible sexual element to these methods?
Peace,
mangeorge
Note to self…hide explosives in kid’s clothes…
Of course! that kinda renders the whole thing useless.
Pretty much like in WWII when the Nazis would hide weapons in orphanages and blame the Allies for bombing the little kids
Nope. The TSA is even protecting us from potentially terroristic three-year-olds:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfmoms/detail?entry_id=77140
:rolleyes:
andrewm, they just backed off the pat-down method and are instead doing “hand searches” for kids, wtf ever that means.
Yes, there are accusations of groping (not familiar with the site but I doubt it’s a great source), a woman who is suing for sexual assault, and a DA in California has vowed to prosecute any TSA agents that go too far. So yeah, some people think it’s either sexually inappropriate or it’s too easy for TSA agents to step over the line.
I like this bit from the TSA guidelines on traveling with children, “NEVER leave babies in an infant carrier while it goes through the X-ray machine.”
Oh hey ANOTHER TSA thread! We don’t have nearly enough of THOSE!
Yay! Another comment from the peanut gallery.
Someone’s been watching too many Simpsons episodes.
There’s no such thing as too many Simpsons episodes. 
Touche.
I’ve never heard about this before. Cite?
Are there these kinds of precautions at our borders with Canada and Mexico? Yet? I do know we now need passports for those countries. Next, “papers” to go outside?
So now the terrorists’ choices are limited to children and ground transport.
That’ll stop 'em. :rolleyes:
Anyway, how can the airlines be really secure if the agents don’t examine children in exactly the same way do everyone else. A weak link is just that, is it not?
Churches too.
I saw it on a program on PBS. Pictures and everything.
Actually, they’d be idiots not to considering their strategic position.
Absolutely. This kind of search is either necessary or it is not. If it is then it needs to encompass all passengers, not just those over the age of consent. If it is not, then, well why are we doing it for anyone?
The thing to realize, is the scan and/or grope is completely pointless anyways - because it can easily be defeated by the bad guys.
Simply insert bomb material into any oriface of body (stomach, ass, vagina, fat skin fold) and the machine won’t detect it. Doesn’t take a lot of explosive to bring down an aircraft. Does anyone really think a suicide bomber will draw the line at the inconveniece of hiding a bomb thi way?
So good, don’t molest my kids. Being a TSA screener is going to become a choice job for all the closet pedophiles out there if we don’t give kids a pass.
But while we’re at it, lets give all 17-30 year old males a pass from the machine too - for all the good the stupid thing is going to do.
After seeing a cross-section of America naked day after day, I don’t think any of the TSA screeners are ever going to be able to get off again. Really, if you want some quality wanking material that is what the internet is for. I really doubt looking at an endless stream of blue bodies is going to be sexually stimulating for anyone for long. Naked bodies on their own- even nice ones- just aren’t that awesome en masse. This is why gynecologists don’t walk around with boners all day.
Even on the off chance some guy does masturbate to my blue body image…I just can’t be bothered to care. I mean, he could be masturbating to me clothed, too, for all I know! How does this hurt me?
If I get a boner during the grope search will they confiscate my deadly pointed weapon? 
They have to finish what they started. Little known rule.
Another LKR, you have to let them.