Originally Posted by
gsoltso
Let me pose a different point of view to you, do you understand how perverted it can sound to a large number of people that I know that you would prefer to show your naked body to some total strangers rather than be patter down for a security clearance procedure? I think in your case there is a cultural or personal conflict with being touched - and that is ok! We all have things that are important to us for whatever reason (be it religious, cultural, personal, injury, etc). I believe in your case it would have to be something the onsite Supervisor or Manager would have to make a call on how the situation would proceed. When a passenger purchases a ticket there is an agreement that the passenger understands they have to undergo the screening at the checkpoint, so your situation would probably be handled above my paygrade. I am sorry that I do not have a better answer for you.
I really can't give specifics on what is required of the TSOs, but I can tell you some of the training I have recieved. The absence of a female TSO at your checkpoint could have been a number of situations - a TSO could have been away to use the restroom, on break, they all could have been involved in something else pertaining to work, there could be an injury that took a TSO away from the checkpoint, there could have been an illness that caused a call out, or there could have been a shortage of females at that location due to staffing.
I am not certain about the declining of the duty - I have never heard of that happening, but I am not certain that I have seen anything specifically stating that. It is not a situation I have ever run into, but I would think it would be frowned upon heavily (my opinion only).
Mr. Elliott,
1) I can not post policy that is not public knowledge on this site, so I can't post the actual verbiage on here explaining the current protocols that fall under SSI headings.
2) Do not try and TELL me what to do. The next time you try to order me to do something, I will completely ignore your post from here on. The way you posted is rude and I will not respond if you direct something to me in like kind again.
3) If I were traveling and were sent to another section of the checkpoint for additional screening, my items would go with me before I moved. Is that the kind of answer you were looking for?
It is not the "normal"pat down I am talking about. It is the groping and in detail. That is very personal and invaisive.
And do you know how many people thinks that it is perverted that you rather want to be touched in your most private parts than showing them?!
That is just how it is viewed on by a lot of people I know.
So if you would go to Sweden and you had to go through security you would be ok if it was forced on you to take off your clothes? Because you come from a country that you dont do that in.I can totally understand that you would feel odd. And that you might prefer the pat down.
If think people should have a choice. If it comes to a screnning they should be able to respeced enough to pick either.
And a lot times I do buy my ticket in Sweden. So then american rules has nothing to do with it.
Plus I dont think that USA should disrespect and ignore other cultures.
Cause it is disrespect than you force people without giving them an option.