hmmm. What will be my music selection for the checkpoint? Kenny G? Zamfir? How about the best of Yoko Ono?

I'm sure The Supreme Court would have no problem hearing that case, and ruling it unconstitutional on the grounds of cruel and unusual punishment.

Wrong, Comrade!

TSA will force the airports and airlines to pay by using the same technique that they use on RealID.... they'll decertify the airport or force SSSS on everyone traveling through it until the airport and airline cry "Uncle".

Because nothing on the planet involving human behavior is 100%.

RIAA will have another target, TSA music distribution....

I agree - now, what part of my proposal is not a valid goal?

I usually listen to NWH (video) lyrics before and after my delightful encounters with "security" screening.

This sounds like Scientology!

More like scatology!

I'm not fan of the TSA, and find most security fairly pointless, but... Concerns about radiation from the new scanner are unfounded, and as such is an invalid reason to refuse use. People should be much more concerned with issues of privacy IMHO.

The radiation dosage is only enough to penetrate clothing, but not skin. Basically, standing next to a microwave, watching a movie on an old cathrode-ray tube, or taking a long-haul flight will result in a larger dosage of radiation. I assume most people would not avoid these activities out of concern for radiation exposure.

A more apt comparison would be a medical x-ray or CT-scan, which results in a rather large dosage of radiation. An x-ray goes clear through bone, so you can imagine how much higher the radiation does is comparatively. Both technologies have been used for decades without any clear evidence that they cause a siginifigant increase in rates of cancer with normal use.

I absolutely agree


Thus, it will fail to detect any explosives concealed in a body cavity, or which have been surgically implanted. This expensive technology, which will surely be abused by lecherous screeners, can be easily defeated by a resourceful terrorist. It will simply be Security Theater, Act II.

"Nearly false-positive free. Even a 1% false positive rate is grossly unacceptable."

To satisfy this requirement would require a 100% success rate.

this is appalling. I travel WITH an insulin pump that does not cause the metal detector to beep, unless it is sensitive enough for batteries (if that is possible...I think I just get a random beep cuz I have a guilty/surly look about me)

Will the remote viewer See the pump attached to me and will this cause me to be pulled out of line for closer inspection?? Now THAT is an invasion of my privacy, if looking at my necked, faceless body wasn't enough. Will the remote viewer punch a button to identify me to the TSA or will he come running out pointing at me?

"They" (pump manufacturer) tell us to keep the pump OUT of the room when we get XRays, CT scans, MRIs etc. and recommend NOT sending it through the xray scanner at the airport.

Instead of bios of the TSA, I would like to see THEIR full body scans....not really, but show me yours and I will show you mine.

so is there a proper "conscientious objector" phrase we can use when faced with this? :rolleyes:

ITTIA

No, merely a false-positive rate where many fewer people than 1 in 100 are needlessly harassed.

Where did you get this data or scientific opinion?