Originally Posted by GUWonder
Who's talking about slapping a screener?
In any event, if the screeners touched a 9-year old girl the way they touch some women, a lot of fathers and mothers are going to "freak out" and the politicians will take notice.
If the freedom to move/travel does not exist, as you may seem to suggest, then the freedom to assemble and various other basic human rights are also infringed upon. I guess you don't care about any of that, right?
Just as you need a driver's license to operate an automobile, there are regulations for air travel safety. I have no problem with being patted down, if it leads to increased air safety and prevents a future hijacking.
Anyone that has a problem with this should drive or take the train. I suspect the hysteria the OP feigns is more for trolling purposes then being traumatized by being patted down.