Originally Posted by FWAAA
The bolded bullet point makes clear that the agency contemplates the "zipper" area to be patted down, albeit with the back of the hand instead of the palm (as if that makes any real difference to the victim . . . uh, I mean passenger).
Now, if you and/or your colleagues are refusing to touch passengers' genitals, then ^ ^ to you.
That would make you a freedom fighter.
But sadly, I suspect your superiors just aren't following the published policies to the letter.
The policies should prohibit the touching of genitals, but I'm guessing it requires it, instead.
I guess the only thing I can say about the quote from the website is that there's a lot more to the genital area than what's below the zipper. It is possible to effectively screen what is considered the genital area without touching the zipper itself and the body part underneath it. I suppose on some men that wouldn't be any help based on their, um, anatomy? The thing that concerns me more than anything is why is the zipper alarming? I've wanded a lot of women and I don't think I've ever had a zipper alarm. Plenty of buttons, snaps, and clasps but not the zipper itself.