Well, I wouldn't go that far, and that's not really a solution. My point all along has been that screeners will be required to make physical contact with passengers at some point during secondary screening. It's all part of the process. TSA procedures are very specific about how a screener goes about making that contact, and a lot of it errs on the side of maintaining the dignity and respect of the person being searched.

What I object to are the exaggerations posted in here with complete impunity about breasts being groped or penises being grabbed or buttocks being slapped. That's just pure nonsense. I am sure that incidental contact occurs, but I don't think it's done with any malice or intent. However, if it is, the passenger always has the right to call for a supervisor and make a complaint. And I encourage this whenever anyone feels that they've been physically mistreated; it is what keeps the playing field level and ensures that we keep our ranks clean.

But the people who whine in here have no interest in that. This thread reads like a one-upmanship in telling the biggest (no pun intended) fish tale.