Originally Posted by
eyecue
That is a strawman argument. We are not talking walking up to someone and shaking their hand because of social greetings. We are talking about searching a persons body for possible weapons. There is no comparison. When you are in an accident and the paramedics check your chest for flail or other injuries involving personal areas, are you going to object? There are doctors and other professionals too that have to perform in this area of discomfort to the recepient everyday. They treat it like it is without any stigma attached to it.
Except when the Dr or EMT does anything to me, it's because I'm displaying symptoms of something being wrong in that area. If I'm bleeding from my torso, sure, they'll check my chest and back for wounds, but they aren't going to check my genitals to see if those are injured unless there is some evidence that there might be injury there (bruising leading from torso to genitals or more signs of bleeding). If I've only just collapsed and I'm not showing any symptoms, they'll start with the standard airways and maybe chest compressions if needed, but again no manipulation of my breasts or genitals unless there is further evidence there might be something wrong. If I come in for a cough, the doctor doesn't tell me to get naked first or have a full body CT or MRI from the very beginning, they narrow it down to what is needed.
The TSA just does a full pat-down or body scan w/o having symptoms or any logic of why a pat-down or scan is needed. The TSA just thinks we might be hiding something, somewhere. No logic or evidence, but we'll just check you out fully just in case. It's passing by my doctor's office and them doing a full work up just in case something is wrong with me even if I don't seem to have any symptoms at all or any medical history that indicates I have anything to worry about.