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So you haven't seen or had the new pat-downs then? They're tantamount to a strip search. They lift, they separate. The choice for airline passengers in the US
by roc 16y ago
So you haven't seen or had the new pat-downs then?
They're tantamount to a strip search. They lift, they separate.
The choice for airline passengers in the US is now: be photographed nude, or have the TSA jostle your luggage. Reasonableness has been left at the door.
Raising data tracking concerns is a false dichotomy; I can hate and distrust the expansion of both.
- jules 16y agoYou're right I've only experienced European pat downs so far. However, I doubt that any kind of pat down would bother me much except if it takes an unreasonable amount of time. Somehow they nearly always select me randomly. I make sure that I'm the one enjoying the pat down the most by smiling and winking at the officer when I get selected. Agreed that the photographing and pat downs are unreasonable. One time I got selected for a pat down because the metal detector went off of my belt. They checked me thoroughly, but they didn't even bother to open my bag even though it contained a cooking set in a 30x30x30cm metal container...I could have put three guns and a kg TNT in there and they wouldn't have noticed it on their screen.
- pbhjpbhj 16y ago>One time I got selected for a pat down because the metal detector went off of my belt. I think they have an override under the desk that they can push - I get stopped every time (internal UK flights, not many). I've always found I'm stopped often, I'm bearded and usually have a backpack.