Terrorists (are they still called terrorists now, or is it “facilitators of man caused disasters) have finally gone and crossed the line by blowing off their genitals as a way to punish the West.
Good plan.
Since the sub-humans are now hiding their explosives in the nether regions, can we expect hernia checks every time we board a plane? According to the TSA, no. But you will get full body pat downs if you are coming to America from a foreign country.
Pat downs that don’t check the area that was just immolated on Flight 253.
It won’t be long before people start complaining about airport workers manhandling their goods and then expect to see a blast from the past making a comeback.
Back in 2003, we were introduced to the Backscatter X-ray, a device that delivered very clear pictures of passengers, sans clothes. It was thought then to be too revealing:
Ever since terrorist Richard Reid tried to detonate a bomb hidden in his shoes, the government has been searching for a faster, more efficient way to detect plastic explosives.
“The technology we’re using today, in some cases, can take 12 seconds to do a scan,” says Randal Null, Chief Technology Officer of the Transportation Security Administration. “We’d like to drive that down to a few seconds.”
So now, instead of looking at your shoes, Null says, “we are actually going to do a full body scan of an individual.”
Airport security screeners have the ability to take the shirt right off your back, “so all anatomical features are shown,” says Null.
It’s called Backscatter X-ray — low levels of radiation that could deliver high levels of embarrassment at airports all across the country.
Cowan demonstrated what its going to end up showing folks to Diane Marsh who says, shaking her head, “Oh no. I don’t like that. No I wouldn’t like that.”
Stacey and Elliot Goldstein of New York feel the same way.
“You feel like strangers are really looking at you,” Stacey says. “I don’t know; it would really creep me out.”
But would you rather be patted down or would you rather go through this?
Currently, the backscatter xray is used in “18 airports, 4 court houses, and a correctional facility” in America. But with the new need to check passenger’s, um, “carry on,” I would suspect you will see a new push for these machines.
From a security standpoint, these would be the way to go. Hands off, detailed, and easy. From the passenger point of view, they reveal too much.
I’d feel more comfortable flying if everyone went through one of these, but I can also understand why people find them a bit over the line. What do you think? Will these become standard in airports and are they too much?
