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Old Mar 7, 2007, 8:11 am
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Originally Posted by GUWonder
In the UK, I've never seen children who appeared to be under 12 years of age directed (or at least asked) if they'd like to go through the backscatter X-rays. Is that because the UK has decided they can't consent to that? If so, well and good.

Being forced to consent to a virtual strip search is just disgusting.
You're not forced. You have a choice, Citizen. You can consent to the search or face the question "Do you want to fly today?®"
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