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Old Nov 17, 2010 | 3:27 am
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Originally Posted by Pat89339
So "skin to skin" is a felony. What about "gloved hand to skin?" The TSA clerk put her hand inside my pants waistband and went all around the waistband with her gloved hand touching my skin at all times on 10/30.
That a rapist uses a condom instead of going for "skin to skin" does not eliminate the crime of rape. Same goes for other forms of sex-related crimes.

Originally Posted by slsdi
I agree it's a scare tactic, but I still like it. To me, it helps make the point that under normal law, this would be sexual molestation.
Yes. And intimidation tactics are exactly what DHS/TSA does use, so DHS/TSA getting a dose of its own kind of medicine is poetic justice.

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