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It’s not a metal detector it’s optical. What does a person with a pistol strapped to their inner thigh walk like? Or a knife? There is no possible way to detect
by idontwantthis 2y ago
It’s not a metal detector it’s optical. What does a person with a pistol strapped to their inner thigh walk like?
Or a knife? There is no possible way to detect that visually.
- mlyle 2y ago> There is no possible way to detect that visually. Well, let's not go that far. Security personnel definitely detect people carrying weapons by gait and the way their clothing hangs. Certainly computers could help do the same. Can it ever be reliable enough? Ehh, I doubt it.
- shakna 2y agoAnd will that disproportionately flag against the disabled? Like people who drag a leg, use walking sticks and frames, etc? Have an insulin pump under the clothing?
- mlyle 2y agoUnfortunately, security screening already pays disproportional attention to the disabled. E.g., we are talking about this in a thread about metal detectors, which will flag on most of these people.