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Re:$1B of TSA Nude Body Scanners Made Worthless By Blog by mark_l_watson on Tuesday March 06, 2012 @08:05PM (#3673771)
A pretty good video, but it is not quite convincing enough for me to email to family and friends. Still, kudos to the guy who did it.

BTW, the first time I went through the backscatter scanner, I had a killer sinus headache within about 30 seconds. I went from feeling great to shitty almost instantly. Anyone else experience this? I have refused (opted out of) the scanner ever since. My many opt-out experiences have all been OK: a quick personal search and I am on my way. That is what I recommend to my friends and family to do.

BTW, part 2: the TSA corporation employees at the security checkpoints are not the problem, so be polite to them. The problem is the bribery and corruption that lead to the privatization of airport security.

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Re:$1B of TSA Nude Body Scanners Made Worthless By Blog by hoganheros on Tuesday March 06, 2012 @08:12PM (#3673785)
"the TSA corporation employees at the security checkpoints are not the problem"

Yes, they are. "Just following orders" does not hold any water:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superior_orders#Nuremberg_Trial...

"The fact that a person acted pursuant to order of his Government or of a superior does not relieve him from responsibility under international law, provided a moral choice was in fact possible to him."

"so be polite to them"

No, THEY should be polite to ME. They are public servants.

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Re:$1B of TSA Nude Body Scanners Made Worthless By Blog by jmpeax on Tuesday March 06, 2012 @09:36PM (#3674012)
Comparing TSA employees to the people committing war crimes during WWII is a gross overstatement if not logical fallacy. TSA employees are not "just following orders", they are following what they believe to be the morally best course of action to screen people of potentially dangerous items.

Also, TSA employees are human beings, not robots designed to ignore impolite behaviour and programmed to always deliver polite behaviour. As a fellow intelligent human beings we must understand our own limitations and the limitations of the world in which we live, and strive for mutual understanding rather than wear an attitude of self entitlement.

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Re:$1B of TSA Nude Body Scanners Made Worthless By Blog by impunity on Wednesday March 07, 2012 @07:43AM (#3675250)
The TSA is partly responsible for huge numbers of people refusing to visit the U.S. for business or recreation. Think of all the U.S. cities, counties, and states spending money to get people to visit, yet many people think, "Get on a plane and allow my daughter or wife to be molested? No thanks."

Touching another person's genitals without permission is sexual assault, and many people will not put themselves in that predicament.

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Re:$1B of TSA Nude Body Scanners Made Worthless By Blog by CWuestefeld on Tuesday March 06, 2012 @08:35PM (#3673846)
Why do so few people get this? Why, for example, do people continue to insist "the war is unjust, but I still support our soldiers"?
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Re:$1B of TSA Nude Body Scanners Made Worthless By Blog by gruseom on Wednesday March 07, 2012 @02:49AM (#3674712)
They're the same soldiers we would expect to fight the just wars. It's not as if they're the ones starting these things.
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Re:$1B of TSA Nude Body Scanners Made Worthless By Blog by nitrogen on Tuesday March 06, 2012 @11:30PM (#3674263)
Why? Because many of the soldiers are their family and friends.
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