Originally Posted by GradGirl
I interpret this "you will be punished for wearing baggy clothing by secondary harassment" directive in exactly the same spirit that I interpret the directive that allows screeners to feel my breasts:
The perverts in charge at TSA haven't gotten enough jollies off of seeing people's bare feet and feeling women up. They'd like to see every curve of our bodies through our clothing. "If you're not willing to dress in a way that leaves nothing to the imagination you'll be sorry." Once they have us all frightened into spandex-only airport outfits it'll be that much easier to ogle the young women. This directive, like the others, will be unevenly applied to those young women that screeners particularly want to watch being humiliated and felt up in a public place.
What airports are you flying out of that you are getting "felt up"????
I've flown in and out of 6 or 8 airports in the past year and haven't come across your experience once.
I've been sent for secondary a few times. Granted, my bra only set off an alarm twice, but the screener used the backs of her hands. Procedure was quick and professional.
I never wear a belt or pants with a whole bunch of rivets. (I figure why invite trouble), so I've had the crotch screening experience.
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I read this thread before the other one with the description of your actually experience. Believe you me, if I was you I wouldn't have stopped flying, I would have made sure that screener was FIRED! I really don't believe screeners live to pat down body parts, private or not.