So how long?
by CmdrFenix on Feb.02, 2010, under General
I have to wonder how long until this gets mandated by our friends at TSA here in the states.
Some passengers at Heathrow and Manchester airports will have to go through full body scanners before boarding their flights under new rules.
It is now compulsory for people selected for a scan to take part, or they will not be allowed to fly.
I’m sorry, but this is effectively “strip or no fly”. Am I the only person creeped out by this? Here are some questions that I have about this. If you were mandated to strip or no fly, what would do? How much safer does this truly make us for cost? Does this violate the 4th amendment of our constitution?
I will only say this. Looking all all the attacks that have happened in the last 10 yrs, would this very expensive technology really have stopped it? It is established that once you implement something like this, it is fairly rare for these types of security measures to be removed.
February 2nd, 2010 on 10:19 am
Some airports in the US have those scanners. I believe the current policy is you can either submit to the scanner or get a traditional search. Or not fly. So, at least we have one additional choice…
February 2nd, 2010 on 4:55 pm
No, you are not the only one creeped out. I’m not sure I want this dude http://www.clickorlando.com/news/22391933/detail.html behind the monitors…