"Don't touch my junk!

So said a passenger to an airport security screener. And a new phrase was concocled. Sacramento Bee, 101117. He refused a "full body screening as too invasive. Do you have a problem?

Don't touch my junk! is hardly a new phrase.

I could see how the new "full body screening" could be invasive. Those things are quite detailed. But the problem can be solved like this: Don't fly.

And how long do you think it will take the airlines, too be standing in front of congress begging for a handout, because they lost so much money from people not flying??

Hmmmm....that's a good question. Do that many people have a gigantic problem with the full body screen?

I mean, it's not like they're in there for 5-10 minutes while the operator is having a quick w**k.

My big issue with them is that they are unnecessary. We have not had a single threat that these would have prevented nor have they caused a single terrorist to be brought to justice.

It smells to me like a slick lobbyist convinced the right people that they were necessary.

It's not that easy.. I'm flying to Alabama to be with my family for Christmas and due to work and school neither my mom nor I can afford to take 2 extra weeks off to drive back and forth, as I'm in Utah.

I was looking forward to it until I read this, I'd forgotten about the body scans.. And yes, it does bother me, greatly.

That might be true...maybe not. Only hindsight will tell.

Surprisingly, Americans "overwhelminly" endorse full-body scanners

"When asked if U.S. airports should use full-body scanners at security checkpoints, 81% of those surveyed in the CBS poll said yes. Only 15% said no. CBS says there's a 3-percentage-point margin of error for the poll."


I swear I'm not stalking you drman

First, you have the option to have a full body pat-down instead.
So, would you rather have someone glance at a screen to check for concealed objects, or run their hands all over your junk?


Second, what bothers you about it?

Just watched this on Jon Stewart's show,there is a vid of it on Youtube somewhere lol.

Edited here.. I would say the former but that doesn't mean I have to like it

And it's just personal, I don't even wear low cut shirts or anything, I'm very private about my body. Though with the scan I guess it wouldn't be anything major, I just don't like the idea of it really..

Anyway my main point was that "Don't fly" doesn't exactly cut it for some people. Lots of people travel for their jobs after all

Why do we need either?

We might not. Here's what I'm getting at. After each bombing / hijacking, how many people said "well if we had just {fill-in-blank} we would have caught that guy"? And then it turns into a big blame game.

You're all right, it's probably not necessary. I, personally, don't see it as that big of a deal.

A full pat down would do me... I am currently single and this would save me a few quid, lol.