Originally Posted by SDF_Traveler
With that said, the TSA has sent me to secondary for not beeping, but failure to remove shoes. We can thank Adm Stone and his special friends for the enhanced shoe carnival and more "friendly" secondary procedures. Complete pat downs, including sensitive areas for both males (around the front) and females (the chest). If you have eyelets on your shoes (the only metal on mine, but not enough to alarm the WTMD), that will cause the wand to beep and your shoes will subsequently be removed and x-rayed during a secondary. Should this occur, be sure to request they fetch your shoes and return them; otherwise you may be fetching them shoeless.
The front torso on a male isnt a sensitive area.
Any bulky winter jackets must be removed, as usual. However, it seems Adm Stone and his special friends now feel suit jackets, sport coats, & zip up sweaters must be removed and x-rayed so we are "safe".
It has nothing to do with xray, everything to do with visual inspection.