And quite eloquently so.
You know, I never really minded some of the basic stuff the TSA checks. They X-ray your carry-on, shoes, and electronic devices to see if they are hiding any detonators. No sharp and pointy objects are permitted. No containers of liquids beyond a certain size. (I'm glaring at you, Underwear Bomber.) They run you through a metal detector. And then that's it. You slip your shoes back on, stuff your laptop back into your bag, your loose change into your pockets, and you hit the tarmac.
Honestly, I was never really troubled much by those measures. They're reasonable, and are deterrent enough that only someone that's truly determined to cause mayhem will even try it.
But then they start with all this business with body scanners and patting down kids. Utterly disgusting and totally ineffective. Or rather no more effective than the measures from before. And I'm pretty sure that this whole thing was just to get the government to buy these stupid body scanners. Who makes them, anyhow? Can't be very many manufacturers in the market.
You know, I never really minded some of the basic stuff the TSA checks. They X-ray your carry-on, shoes, and electronic devices to see if they are hiding any detonators. No sharp and pointy objects are permitted. No containers of liquids beyond a certain size. (I'm glaring at you, Underwear Bomber.) They run you through a metal detector. And then that's it. You slip your shoes back on, stuff your laptop back into your bag, your loose change into your pockets, and you hit the tarmac.
Honestly, I was never really troubled much by those measures. They're reasonable, and are deterrent enough that only someone that's truly determined to cause mayhem will even try it.
But then they start with all this business with body scanners and patting down kids. Utterly disgusting and totally ineffective. Or rather no more effective than the measures from before. And I'm pretty sure that this whole thing was just to get the government to buy these stupid body scanners. Who makes them, anyhow? Can't be very many manufacturers in the market.