Originally Posted by
gsoltso
It has been explained here what the differences between the older patdown and the SPD are. There has been an increase in patdowns, but (I can only speak for here) it has not been a large jump in percentage. There may be a difference elsewhere, but our numbers ump has not been nearly as much as I read about here.
Dean explained his view of it. I accept that. I don't know which frisk YOU supported in your post, as in previous posts you talked about perp frisks you used to give in the military. Probably I should have realized you were agreeing with Dean.
If your old frisk is what Dean said, then the sliding/rubbing motion and the degree of invasivity, inner thigh up to the crotch etc, are the key differences. He did not mention the hair, but should have, as that is likewise offensive. Those new things introduced last October simply HAVE to go. They are invasive and offensive. You can get what you need the old way and dammit, LEOs don't do that are are upset when they experience this at the airports when they can't do it themselves on non perps.
I think there are or there would be a ton more stories about things than the handful you get now. Even with the complaints listed here, as well as the media, the complainst represent a small percentage of all passengers that fly - that doesn't make it right or acceptable to treat passengers unprofessionally, it simply means that the unprofessional treatment is not as widespread as some would believe.
If ONE person is strip searched, is felt over his private areas without probable or even reasonable cause, that is too much. Yet you are systematically doing this to 750 million people. ATR done right will greatly solve the strip search issue, but having procedures in place to feel over people's entire bodies without cause IS treating passengers badly. You can't take comfort in the fact that a Tom Sawyer is rare when you are subjecting EVERYONE to things they think are reprehensible.