That is what I said to a pilot in line with me at the airport, when he was bristling at the Peep-o-Tron invasion of privacy and health hazard. In San Francisco he was able to simply switch lines, not so easy in other places. He said pilots were working against the system (for themselves) and I begged him not to leave the rest of us behind.
Of course, 9-11 was compliments of FAA security rules: if anyone announced "hijack" turn the airplane over to hijackers. The next hijacking, if it ever comes, will be about working with the rules, again, to accomplish the atrocity. If we want true security, it has to be provided by the airlines, not the government.
Next, why take down an airplane, when taking out a shopping mall is easier, faster and safer for a terrorist, and would shut down retail in usa, a much bigger paart of the economy, as others have pointed oout. We are guarding the wrong gates.
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But these scanners are sold by the last sec of homeland security, and if they are banned, the present one will not become billionaire selling taxpayers the next pointless, worthless invasion of privacy.
I've noted religion, labor, academia, law, medicine, they have all been bought off. So there is no group that can resist, all will fall into the abyss.
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Hi John,
I've been following this issue closely. Did you have to go through the machine? We're told these scanners are safe, but concern has been raised by many, including scientists at UCSF and Columbia University, questioning the claims of the TSA and their safety. I will be flying out of SFO on friday and am choosing to opt out of the scanner. not looking forward to the feel-up, but i'll take it. i'm sure i have many bad habits that will kill me sooner, but don't need to add any more harmful things to my body.
-sash
I was in terminal 1 Area B gate 22 alaska air, and you are pretty free to move away from the peep-o-tron (or cancer-tron, depending on your views...) and into the plain old metal detector line. So by bearing left after initial screening, you can avoid the pornotron.
This could change, but in any event, you can scope out the situation from outside security and figure your moves.
John,
Thanks for the reply. I'm on an international flight with UA so not quite sure what my options are. Either way, I'll have to opt out and hope that the TSO is gentle with me...
Wonder if that day will come when the nude-o-scope becomes mandatory. I hear its that way at London Heathrow. For those of us interested in pursuing a business involving international trade, this is definitely a drawback. We'll have to wait and see.
-sash
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