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View Poll Results: How do you feel about backscatter xrays? | |||
They are great! Whatever it takes to keep us safe. |
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14 | 14.89% |
They are horrific! I would rather risk being blown up. |
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20 | 21.28% |
Eh, necessary evil |
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45 | 47.87% |
Other (see below) |
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15 | 15.96% |
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i don't have a problem with it. i hate to fly, but i do twice a year or more. Whatever it takes to be safe and to get the job done quickly works for me.
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The bottom line is there is zero validity for the need for these machines. They were put into play because someone stood to make a great deal of money. They do not detect anything in bodily cavities. To date TSA has stopped zero terrorists at TSA checkpoints. It's theatre, pure and simple. Quote:
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______ I'm sorry folks, In the first ten days of this month I had three horrific flying experiences and I've heard of dozens more from people I know and trust. I am, by and large, a respectful, courteous flyer. But I've reached my limits. I'll continue to treat others with respect when I fly, but I will not submit to the humiliating and invasive scanners. I did it once, because I wanted to know what I was dealing with. It was, in a word, demoralizing. To walk between two monolithic structures and be told to stand perfectly still, raise your hands above your head and wait made me feel as those I was waiting to be arrested, or worse, executed. When I exited the machine I was told to wait and the agent radioed that there was a "female anomaly" and they were trying to determine if I would need a pat down. After five minutes I was allowed to go without a pat down. I've since opted out and been subjected to very aggressive pat-downs. When you realize that you've been intimate with individuals who haven't touched you in places a government agent is now touching you it's too much. Think about that for a minute before you say "doesn't bother me". How will it bother you when it's your lover or your mother or your child? |
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airports, backscatter, privacy, xray |
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