Opt Out of a Body Scan? Then Brace Yourself
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Opt Out of a Body Scan? Then Brace Yourself
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#2We have always been at war with Eastasia.
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#3The repeated "Opt out!" yelling tactic is obviously a way to intimidate and humiliate the participant, and dissuade anyone else who would otherwise choose to opt out.
I have not had the opportunity to opt out yet. But when I do, I will gladly join in the opt out screaming session, and add some other choice words of my own.
I refuse to quietly be a part of some absurd bureaucratic plot that slowly and steadily strips away my civil rights.
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#4Just got through the airport lastweek and didn't have to deal with this silliness. But I can't wait to go back to the US so I can opt-out. I'm not a perv, but can't wait to see the look on the screener's face while s/he's forced to touch my johnson.
"That's not a roll of quarters my friend" :-)
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#5We have always been at war with Eastasia.
I came here to post this, there's nothing more to say. This is all very sad.
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#6The repeated "Opt out!" yelling tactic is obviously a way to intimidate and humiliate the participant, and dissuade anyone else who would otherwise choose to opt out. I have not had the opportunity to opt out yet. But when I do, I will gladly join in the opt out screaming session, and add some other choice words of my own. I refuse to quietly be a part of some absurd bureaucratic plot that slowly and steadily strips…
"Opt out over here! I'm not going through the strip search!"
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#7I am seriously tempted to find some metal tape for the next time I have to fly, "mark up" my t-shirt with a suggestion as to where the TSA can shove their body-scan machine, and walk through side-ways.
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#8Baltimore Washington Intl. airport and
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport both recently got body scanners. They both changed their process to close all lanes not equipped with a body-scanner and funnel everyone through the one or two scanners they had.
At BWI they would make every 15th or so person go through the scanner, or anyone who volunteered by walking up to it instead of the metal detector.
At Atlanta the scanners weren't even operational yet and they still only opened the metal detectors with scanners beside them and had an army of TSA screeners standing around doing nothing while a huge crowd of travelers waited in a very long line.
The processes have indeed changed.
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#9Every story about the TSA always seems to end with something like this article did:
"Mr. Delahorne said he was perfectly willing to comply with all procedures to ensure good security."
There's always a quote about how someone is willing to do what must be done to ensure our safety. It makes me think that news agencies are required to do this or get paid to do this.
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#10Baltimore Washington Intl. airport and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport both recently got body scanners. They both changed their process to close all lanes not equipped with a body-scanner and funnel everyone through the one or two scanners they had. At BWI they would make every 15th or so person go through the scanner, or anyone who volunteered by walking up to it instead of the metal detector. At At…
Additionally I would feel perfectly safe flying without any security screening at the airports.
No "terrorists" have been attacking schools, churches, malls, buses, trains, bridges, theaters, libraries, office buildings, etc. Either they only attack planes (not even the airports themselves) or there aren't enough terrorists to justify this amount of "security".