Originally Posted by
prosaic
I have tried to write an appropriate response for the past 10 minutes and keep deleting.
I'll just say this: You are touching the penis/scrotum/vulva/labia of human beings. Children *do* have a sense of sexuality - anyone who took a high school psychology, or who has been a parent, or who has been an older sibling to a much-younger sibling knows this. So does any childhood sexual abuse survivor.
You may be *grooming* a generation of children who fly to become easy victims for pedophiles. If we teach children that it's "no big deal" to have their genitals touched by strangers, we're creating a perfect storm for a massive cultural shift that defines being a "good citizen" as being someone who lets anyone in authority transcend physical integrity "because they said so."
So TSA jobs become a massive employment training program for NAMBLA members. It's like something out of an article in The Onion or a skit on SNL. But it's not. It's *federal policy*.
YOU may not think of yourself as a wingman for a pedophile, but you are. Your attitude makes me ill.
This is one of the best responses to the asinine assertations by TSA staff that groping is not abusive that I have read. Bravo.
Originally Posted by
eyecue
I have patted down a lot of children and I can tell you that the feelings that you are expressing are adult emotions. None of them cried. With all due respect, the process means nothing to them unless they are taught otherwise. Young children have no sense of sexuality. A properly done patdown will not leave them feeling any thought of violation.
http://www.uihealthcare.com/topics/m...uch/index.html
Here is a snip from this site that discusses inappropriate touching.
Bad Touch
Touches that make you feel uncomfortable are usually bad touches. You don't have to keep a secret when someone gives you bad touch. Don't feel that you are bad. Whoever gives you a bad touch is the one who is bad, not you. Your body belongs to you. Nobody should touch you if you don't want to be touched.
Do you know what a bad touch is?
* It is a bad touch if it hurts you.
* It is a bad touch if someone touches you on your body where you don't want to be touched.
* It is a bad touch if a person touches you in a way that makes you feel uncomfortable.
* It is a bad touch if that touch makes you feel scared and nervous.
* It is a bad touch if a person forces you to touch him or her.
* It is a bad touch if a person asks you not to tell anyone.
* It is a bad touch if a person threatens to hurt you if you tell.
Unfortunately, some adults may abuse the trust you give them. The person who touches you in a way you don't like is the person who is doing something wrong, not you. Sexual abuse is always the fault of the bigger, older, or stronger person. Do not blame yourself and don't allow anyone to blame you.
Notice anything? Does this clarify why we call BS?