Comments on: Airport X-Ray Scanners

By: Donna

Donna — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:13:17 +0000

Personally, I think it’s crappy enough that I already have an artificial joint at my age and have at least 3 more to look forward too. I don’t think that while I’m flying I should have to be separated from my husband and kids (one is only 11 one 18) and be treated like a criminal. If it was just a separate wave of a wand I wouldn’t mind, but pat downs and xrays, and possible missed flights just seems like a violation of the persons with disabilities and privacy laws. Traveling is hard enough.

By: Jim Wright

Jim Wright — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:58:28 +0000

I will bet you even money that every big busted, tall blond girl gets tapped for extra screening.

I predict that within a year, there will be a scandal where TSA agents are caught with disks of xray porn

By: MWT

MWT — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 06:02:18 +0000

Nathan – so is the current treatment preferable to being X-rayed? Or would you rather be x-rayed?

By: Full Body Xray

Full Body Xray — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 08:32:34 +0000

Its awful to see that the governments are trying to bypass our human rights to beat the terrorists.

Th Xray is a great idea in theory but in pactise it goes against everyones personal rights…who would want their body to be seen by everyone when they are an upstanding citizen?

Whos to say that the xrays taken dont end up on an Internet website where the world can see?

By: Jeri

Jeri — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 04:02:22 +0000

Bill, thanks. I’m so thankful to have a tool like that at my disposal!

Michelle, Janiece, I completely agree with you.

Vince, I think our government is a pendulum, and it’s swung pretty far to the right at this point – I’m hoping it’s going to reverse course pretty soon.

MWT – good observation – and Nathan, I agree, that would suck. Totally. As a fishbelly-white caucasian female who is conspicuously out of shape, I’m not much of a profiling target for this particular agenda, but I do empathize.

By: Nathan

Nathan — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 03:36:29 +0000

MWT,

I’m Jewish. Of Eastern European extraction. Somewhere in our history, we must have had some Mediterranean ancestors because I have some dark-assed-skin. And I don’t shave every day. And I should.

I have been “randomly selected” for additional security every time I’ve flown for the past 7 years. I’ve also always…ALWAYS…found that little tag in my bag informing me that it had been searched.

By: MWT

MWT — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:08:00 +0000

I have to wonder what the people who are “randomly selected” have to say about it. Is it better or worse than being searched every single time they fly?

By: Bill

Bill — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:47:40 +0000

Now anybody can see you naked – no need to be a perverse, waste-of-time government agency! Look at this – http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/433768693/ultimate-perv-tech-creates-model-of-your-naked-body-using-photo-of-you-fully-clothed.

By: Holy

Holy — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 02:59:02 +0000

I think I would be tempted to plant a giant metallic middle finger imprint on my belly just to say screw you. I should really get on inventing something that those machines pick up. Just to stick it to the system which has really stooped too low now.

By: Random Michelle

Random Michelle — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:15:23 +0000

John, you didn’t really need to ask that question did you?

I have a hard time imagining any woman who doesn’t think this is an absolutely horrible idea.

I woke up at 4AM for my last flight, we had an hour drive to the airport, and then I ate a bagel and drank lots of liquids.

The idea of someone seeing me naked at that point is horrifying.

And will this substitute for cavity searches?

I can see this as being nice for people who have metal surgically implanted in their bodies (artificial joints etc) but otherwise, not so much.