Originally Posted by
FliesWay2Much
It's more fundamental for me: Why would anyone voluntarily submit themselves to being irradiated by an industrial x-ray? Why would a government willingly do this to its people? Poetic justice -- the real losers are the TSA clerks who operated these Cancer Boxes 8-9 hours per day while standing right next to it. Depending upon other health risks of the individual clerks, some of them could be dropping like flies in the next few years.
I agree completely—my argument was meant to put forward an objection on practical rather than philosophical grounds.
That said, before they were removed I never once submitted to the BKSX. If they come back and opt-out is refused I'm not entirely sure what will happen.