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These machines are such a blatant violation of our Constitutional rights. We shouldn't be searched like this without probable cause or a search warrant. Whether they are effective or not is irrelevant.
We don't have a constitution. (Not everyone on the internet is American, and of those who are, none can do anything about erosion of your rights. Complain to your local political representative, who potentially can).
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Backscatter x-ray technology was removed from airports. [1] All airports now use millimeter wave technology. [2] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backscatter_X-ray [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millimeter_wave_scanner
Millimeter wave scanners still subject the body to radiation, even though they don't have the work "X-Ray" in the name. Radiation damage to your body is cumulative throughout your life, so if you care about your longevity, you'd be wise to opt-out of subjecting your body to this radiation whenever possible.
These machines are such a blatant violation of our Constitutional rights. We shouldn't be searched like this without probable cause or a search warrant. Whether they are effective or not is irrelevant.
We don't have a constitution. (Not everyone on the internet is American, and of those who are, none can do anything about erosion of your rights. Complain to your local political representative, who potentially can).
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Backscatter x-ray technology was removed from airports. [1] All airports now use millimeter wave technology. [2] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backscatter_X-ray [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millimeter_wave_scanner
Millimeter wave scanners still subject the body to radiation, even though they don't have the work "X-Ray" in the name. Radiation damage to your body is cumulative throughout your life, so if you care about your longevity, you'd be wise to opt-out of subjecting your body to this radiation whenever possible.
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Millimeter wave scanners still subject the body to radiation, even though they don't have the work "X-Ray" in the name. Radiation damage to your body is cumulative throughout your life, so if you care about your longevity, you'd be wise to opt-out of subjecting your body to this radiation whenever possible.
Note that this view of "cumulative ratiation" is a myth, and a costly one. A recent note on this: http://atomicinsightscom.c.presscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/C... (there's not only a treshold, there may also be some hormesis, i.e. a slight decline in cancer rate for small doses)
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We don't have a constitution. (Not everyone on the internet is American, and of those who are, none can do anything about erosion of your rights. Complain to your local political representative, who potentially can).
Sorry for the US-centric comment. All people are created equal with unalienable rights, so we shouldn't be trampling the human rights of foreigners either. It's just easier to point out the abuses when we have governing documents that explicitly say we shouldn't be doing the thing that we're doing.
Can you explain what part of it is unconstitutional? Because while I'm totally against it, I think it is pretty much entirely constitutional because airlines are a private business that no one is being forced to go through. But I clearly don't know much about this and would welcome an education.
As everyone knows, they aren't there for security. They are there for theater. Meanwhile the number of TSA "officers" arrested continues to grow each month http://tsascandals.wordpress.com/
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Sorry for the US-centric comment. All people are created equal with unalienable rights, so we shouldn't be trampling the human rights of foreigners either. It's just easier to point out the abuses when we have governing documents that explicitly say we shouldn't be doing the thing that we're doing.
> It's just easier to point out the abuses when we have governing documents that explicitly say we shouldn't be doing the thing that we're doing. Can you explain what part of it is unconstitutional? Because while I'm totally against it, I think it is pretty much entirely constitutional because airlines are a private business that no one is being forced to go through. But I clearly don't know much about this and would…
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Millimeter wave scanners still subject the body to radiation, even though they don't have the work "X-Ray" in the name. Radiation damage to your body is cumulative throughout your life, so if you care about your longevity, you'd be wise to opt-out of subjecting your body to this radiation whenever possible.
A light bulb subjects the body to radiation.
Our bodies aren't subject to millimeter wave radiation in nature, so they're not really evolved to defend against it.
I'm not against further studies of millimeter wave radiation and its effects on humans, I just don't want to be a guinea pig in those studies.
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> It's just easier to point out the abuses when we have governing documents that explicitly say we shouldn't be doing the thing that we're doing. Can you explain what part of it is unconstitutional? Because while I'm totally against it, I think it is pretty much entirely constitutional because airlines are a private business that no one is being forced to go through. But I clearly don't know much about this and would…
The TSA is a government agency, not a private organization. Options for flying without undergoing a grope down or subjecting oneself to the nudie photo maker are limited to those wealthy enough to fly private.
Right, but the airlines are private and you are choosing to enter into a contract with them out of your own volition. The TSA is a regulator, but is not requiring that you fly.
> Options for flying without undergoing a grope down or subjecting oneself to the nudie photo maker are limited to those wealthy enough to fly private.
Which sucks, but doesn't sound like a constitutional violation to me.