Originally Posted by
chollie
Just remember, you had the option of 'gladly choosing' the NoS on your outbound flight to avoid a grope. There are many folks who are in wheelchairs or medically unable to assume and hold the position (John Mccain can't get hold both arms overhead). These folks will now be undergoing the grope every single time they travel.
I hope your relative (and you) insisted on glove changes. Now that heads are being searched, you don't want lice or something worse transmitted by dirty gloves.
I would think long and hard about a private frisking. Think about what happened to you and your relative in plain sight. Do you really think your treatment is likely to be better in private? You may be allowed one witness, but no cameras, no other onlookers, no one with a cellphone handy. I would never consent to a private grope. I want other people to see exactly what goes on and I want witnesses. I have nothing to be embarrassed about.
Pass your comments on to your elected representatives.
The info you have provided is not exactly true.
If a person is not able to stand, even before the AIT, they could not go through the WTMD, and would receive the full pat down. It covered all the areas that the standard pat down now covers. So those people will not notice a difference.
If someone in a wheelchair can stand and walk, but not hold the position, they will go through the WTMD, and if no alarm, no pat down.
Just so you know.