All I’ve heard in the last few days is the whole TSA thing regarding searches at the airport. While I’ve luckily have not been subject to this search YET, I’m flying back home next Tuesday so it may be time. So for now, my “non-victim” take on this:
They are NOT trying to photograph you naked.
J-nap et al says that the images taken are NOT stored on any computers. It’s viewed, then once you’re okayed, it’s gone. If it should EVER get out that it IS being stored, you, I and THEY know all hell will break loose. If one of their computers is hacked, and 1000′s of images along with names end up showing up on Wikileaks or worse, warrenpa.us, again, all hell will break loose. IT people at the TSA are more than likely to be “aware” of cache on a computer, and know how to clear the cache in order to NOT save images. And most of all… Take a look at Google Images. Look up “TSA Body Scan Images” and tell me if there’s ANYthing sexy about those pics. We’re Americans. A LOT of us are fat. We’re not that pleasing to look at as a nation. And can you tell the difference between my scan and that of the mall Santa? Highly unlikely.
They are NOT trying to feel you up/molest you/touch your junk.
The thought that every TSA agent in the US is looking forward to touching your junk every day, for hours a day, going on for weeks/months/years on end, is ridiculous. If you go to the doctor’s office, and he gives you a prostate exam, do you really think he’s waking up in the morning, getting his coffee and saying, “Another wonderful day of sticking my finger up peoples’ bums! Hurray!” Doubtful. Very doubtful. TSA Agents probably don’t like having to do it anymore than you want it done to you. I’m sure they were quite happy with the metal detector and the “magic wand”. They’ve already had to deal with smelling peoples’ rank, sweaty, nasty smelling shoes for the past few years. Now they have to get THAT close to 100′s of people a day? Hurray!
TSA Body Scan Smut
I Am actually against all the new measures. To me, it seems the terrorists HAVE won. Look at all we have to go through, the money expenditure, the inconveniences to simply go from NY to LA. It’s inconvenient. And quite frankly, any of us who fly are the victims. I’ve always said that the US is a nation FULL of victims. But really, do we have to be?
But don’t take it out on the TSA agents. They didn’t write on their CV & cover letter, “My career goals are to touch peoples’ junk for a living.”
