Thread: Full Body "Back-scatter" Scanners

One of these scanners would have prevented 9/11 and thus, the Iraq war - and likely most of the US involvement in Afghanistan.

The most stupid and ignorant statement of the day has presented itself!

Even the people on the 9/11 commission said the whole thing was botched.

Keep letting the media think for you.

What you are told is the truth.

Don't think for yourself....

TSA is government. Major airports are, as far as I know, government-owned and carriers ask for slots (i.e. flights at a gate with a certain size, at certain times) from the government (FAA). To get to the carriers, citizens have to go through the government-owned and -regulated facilities. It's not exactly a black and white "private enterprise" deal. A private company could not go to a major airport and have people avoid security screening to go to their planes. Airlines are not installing these measures, it's the government installing these measures, just like if you had to get dick- or boob-scanned to get on a city bus.

Originally Posted by E_Pluribus_Unum

It will be a cold day in hell before they see me naked without my approval.

Aren't the images computer generated white/gray representations of your skin? It isn't a strip search, right?

People said the same thing when they started x-raying carry-ons and making us walk through metal detectors.

Right?

I fly about every other week and would accept pretty much anything if it made me safer and increased my odds of returning to my family.

How often do you who object fly?

This reeks of manufactured outrage about your "right to privacy."

Originally Posted by SoulNinja

One of these scanners would have prevented 9/11 and thus, the Iraq war - and likely most of the US involvement in Afghanistan.

The most stupid and ignorant statement of the day has presented itself!

Even the people on the 9/11 commission said the whole thing was botched.

Keep letting the media think for you.

What you are told is the truth.

Don't think for yourself....

what whole thing was botched? security measures at the airport? What were their weapons made of? plastic.

Did they walk around, or through, the metal detectors?

Give me a break, dude.

How much of the 9/11 commission report have you read? pfft.

Originally Posted by Consultant

Originally Posted by E_Pluribus_Unum

It will be a cold day in hell before they see me naked without my approval.

Aren't the images computer generated white/gray representations of your skin? It isn't a strip search, right?

People said the same thing when they started x-raying carry-ons and making us walk through metal detectors.

Right?

I fly about every other week and would accept pretty much anything if it made me safer and increased my odds of returning to my family.

How often do you who object fly?

This reeks of manufactured outrage about your "right to privacy."

I haven't flown very much, but you don't know who is on the other side of that machine watching you. It would give anyone the creeps to do it.

I fly once a month or more for work (not nearly enough for vacation).

In other news, here are the guys who are far more regulated and professional (supposedly) than the $10/hour guys they pay to look at pictures of your wife's boobs (and apparently print them out if they're good enough) in the security scanner.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/01/30/flo...investigation/

(CNN) -- The Transportation Security Administration has launched an internal investigation into an air marshal field office in Florida where supervisors are alleged to have used a crew assignment board to ridicule and keep score on women, gays and minorities, sources told CNN.

The board, resembling the TV game show "Jeopardy," includes categories such as "pickle smokers," "our gang" and "creatures," which sources said were names used by managers for gay men, African-Americans and lesbians.

Originally Posted by E_Pluribus_Unum

Originally Posted by Consultant

Originally Posted by E_Pluribus_Unum

It will be a cold day in hell before they see me naked without my approval.

Aren't the images computer generated white/gray representations of your skin? It isn't a strip search, right?

People said the same thing when they started x-raying carry-ons and making us walk through metal detectors.

Right?

I fly about every other week and would accept pretty much anything if it made me safer and increased my odds of returning to my family.

How often do you who object fly?

This reeks of manufactured outrage about your "right to privacy."

I haven't flown very much, but you don't know who is on the other side of that machine watching you. It would give anyone the creeps to do it.

Not anyone. Some people.

Originally Posted by Toad

I fly once a month or more for work (not nearly enough for vacation).

In other news, here are the guys who are far more regulated and professional (supposedly) than the $10/hour guys they pay to look at pictures of your wife's boobs (and apparently print them out if they're good enough) in the security scanner.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/01/30/flo...investigation/

(CNN) -- The Transportation Security Administration has launched an internal investigation into an air marshal field office in Florida where supervisors are alleged to have used a crew assignment board to ridicule and keep score on women, gays and minorities, sources told CNN.

The board, resembling the TV game show "Jeopardy," includes categories such as "pickle smokers," "our gang" and "creatures," which sources said were names used by managers for gay men, African-Americans and lesbians.

ROFL "pickle smokers" is freakin hilarious...

Originally Posted by Consultant

Originally Posted by E_Pluribus_Unum

Originally Posted by Consultant

Originally Posted by E_Pluribus_Unum

It will be a cold day in hell before they see me naked without my approval.

Aren't the images computer generated white/gray representations of your skin? It isn't a strip search, right?

People said the same thing when they started x-raying carry-ons and making us walk through metal detectors.

Right?

I fly about every other week and would accept pretty much anything if it made me safer and increased my odds of returning to my family.

How often do you who object fly?

This reeks of manufactured outrage about your "right to privacy."

I haven't flown very much, but you don't know who is on the other side of that machine watching you. It would give anyone the creeps to do it.

Not anyone. Some people.

Those phrases are eerily similar.... :2 so your point makes no sense to me..