Originally Posted by
Majuki
But this is the logic of many people. "Oh, I'd rather use the NoS than receive a patdown." Use of the NoS doesn't prevent a patdown. In fact, with ATR, your chances of a patdown are higher than if someone is watching in the peep show room.
There is a
big difference between the very localized patdown of the area that's highlighted with ATR and a full patdown! The former seems to only take 3-5 seconds while the latter takes almost a minute.