Originally Posted by
HSVTSO Dean
You mean a new pair of gloves for each and every passenger, each and every carry-on inspection? I see your point from a public-health point of view, and I understand it - I do.
The rules that require the intrusion were created by the agency. The least they can do is show a modicum of concern about public health. Maybe the agency needs to learn that some things are MANDATORY and the fact that the rest of the world accomplishes goals with limited resources.
It's a hot button for me because I've seen - on more than one occasion - screeners going to the bathroom, using the urinal, then returning to paw through bags without either washing hands nor changing gloves.