Full Body Scans Coming to an Airport Near You!

[maenads_dance]

New Airport Security Rules Cause Traveler Discomfort

by Sarah Gonzalez

It's called "full-body imaging," and it's the latest indignity for air travelers.

There is now one in every U.S. airport - a machine that gives security officials a look underneath your clothes.

For passengers who say no, there is an aggressive new "pat-down" policy.

Comments

[popehippo]

And they don't even work.

http://wewontfly.com/

[popehippo]

Oh, and check out this nugget.

A former assistant TSA administrator admits that airport security checkpoints violate the 4th amendment.

[archerstar]

Yeah, they said that if you start to go through security and you leave, you are violating their laws and subject to the suit and the fine. He followed every instruction they gave him. Two different supervisors told him to leave. An LEO escorted him out. But when he was at the ticketing booth, getting his refund, another supervisor came out, saying he HAD to go through the scanner or pat down, no exceptions, because he had already started the process.

If he had left on his own, I'd possibly understand this. But about six different people told him to leave. He was escorted out. WTF, SAN. WTF.

[penumbral2276]

Here's a blog entry the man (the would-be passenger) wrote about the experience. http://johnnyedge.blogspot.com/2010/11/these-events-took-place-roughly-between.html

[cpl593h]

this is such fucking bullshit. i mean serious bullshit. i believe there was something on CNN a few days ago about some scanners saving images?

[maenads_dance]

IIRC, it was U.S. Marshalls who had saved the images and not the TSA itself, but yes, there was something in the news about it. I'll see if I can dig it up.

ETA: Here's an article from August.

[cpl593h]

thanks

[deadlyrhythm]

This is why I'm dreading flying in a couple months.

[nutmegdealer]

amtrak fucking sucks, but i'd rather take the train than deal with this bullshit.

[fruhlings]

ikr? it's expensive unfortunately, but hell if I'm flying anytime soon.

[nikoel]

The fucked up thing about Amtrak is they don't even scan the checked luggage, let alone have metal detectors even. If terrorists are really determined to fuck some shit up, I suspect the trains are next.