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I'm from Australia, but we will be flying to the US in the next few years with our son (and we have a second on the way). My question is, are children subject
by toast76 16y ago
I'm from Australia, but we will be flying to the US in the next few years with our son (and we have a second on the way).
My question is, are children subject to the requirement of either a scan or a pat down?
I find it hard to believe that any law would allow the photographing of a child effective nude, much less the touching of "genitals". I would never allow my child(ren) to be subjected to either of these measures. Does this mean I should find another country to visit?
Even for adults, call me ignorant, but how is this not sexual assault? In any other situation, if I was subjected to a genital grope I'd be pressing charges.
- megablast 16y agoWow, so you have not heard about this outrage yes. Yes, Children are subjected to both the pat down and the scan. Find somewhere else if this concerns you. The US is making itself more and more unfriendly to visit, which is a shame, because it is such a great place to go.
- toast76 16y agoYeah I've been following the outrage, I just wasn't sure if it applied to children. Thanks for the info. If my child needs to be viewed naked by a stranger, or has to be groped to get onto a plane in the US, then yes we'll be finding somewhere else to visit. It is a shame, my wife and I travelled across the US for our honeymoon 4-5 years ago and loved it. But I wouldn't subject my children to such a perverse security screening process.