So currently in the news and other media outlets it seems people are in a tizzy about security at the TSA.

I am sure that many people on this board have been more manhandled at clubs then the TSA is doing to people.

Do you all think people are over-reacting or so people have a right to be upset.

I would rather have the patdown then go through the scanner.

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Originally posted by StereoPrincess So currently in the news and other media outlets it seems people are in a tizzy about security at the TSA. I am sure that many people on this board have been more manhandled at clubs then the TSA is doing to people. Do you all think people are over-reacting or so people have a right to be upset. I would rather have the patdown then go through the scanner.

I think it depends who it doing the pat downs... if you are a woman you may not feel comfortable with a male security guard feeling your inner thighs.

and also...

A Maryland woman says she caught two male Transportation Security Administration workers eyeing her breasts before they pulled her aside for a pat-down at the Orlando International Airport.

"It was pretty obvious. One of the guys that was staring me up and down was the one who pulled me over," Eliana Sutherland told Florida television station Click Orlando. "Not a comfortable feeling."

The claim comes after several reports of people feeling TSA employees had violated their rights during pat-downs, including John Tyner of California, who videotaped his experience and can be heard telling a security official, "If you touch my junk, I'm going to have you arrested."

There was also outrage after videos surfaced of young children being given full-body inspections and when Thomas Sawyer, a bladder cancer survivor, told his story about a TSA official ignoring his medical condition, breaking the seal on his urostomy bag and leaving him covered in urine.

While there was a planned day of protest Wednesday — one of the busiest travel days of the year in the U.S. because of Thanksgiving — most media outlets reported there were few problems.

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I don't think a pat down is that big of a deal...simply because it happens anytime you go to a club. I can see how some people would feel violated being searched like that but air travel is a privilege not a right....if you don't like it then find another way to get where you are going.

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Originally posted by ChemEnhanced I don't think a pat down is that big of a deal...simply because it happens anytime you go to a club. I can see how some people would feel violated being searched like that but air travel is a privilege not a right....if you don't like it then find another way to get where you are going.

Club patdowns are a joke compared to the airports. When I was pulled aside at Pearson I had to take off my belt, shoes, shirt and walk through the machine twice before they felt I wasnt a threat.

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Originally posted by love_child Club patdowns are a joke compared to the airports. When I was pulled aside at Pearson I had to take off my belt, shoes, shirt and walk through the machine twice before they felt I wasnt a threat.

I've never been patted down by security. I've had to take my shoes, belt and jacket off but that is common for every airport. Even in the US I haven't had any real problems with security....I guess I'm just not threatening enough.

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Originally posted by ChemEnhanced I've never been patted down by security. I've had to take my shoes, belt and jacket off but that is common for every airport. Even in the US I haven't had any real problems with security....I guess I'm just not threatening enough.

I was leaving Vancouver and coming back to Toronto...they called it a random pat down

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Originally posted by ChemEnhanced I don't think a pat down is that big of a deal...simply because it happens anytime you go to a club. I can see how some people would feel violated being searched like that but air travel is a privilege not a right....if you don't like it then find another way to get where you are going.

People are predicting that this year Turkey weekend, going to see more car accidents / deaths in recent years because of the TSA thing.

I have yet to deal with the patdown. Seeing this wasn't implemented when I was last in the US.

Many people in the US are pissed of the patdowns because they dont understand. All the terrorists get on a plane from outside the country. Last time anything ever happened... was back on 9/11.

Plus the TSA planning on using the xray machine / pat downs at harbours/piers/train stations/bus depots. The freedom to move freely soon will be gone and more people will die on the road, because they dont want people touching them or being radiated.

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Originally posted by love_child Club patdowns are a joke compared to the airports. When I was pulled aside at Pearson I had to take off my belt, shoes, shirt and walk through the machine twice before they felt I wasnt a threat.

Hows that a pat down???

Sounds like they didn't touch you...

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Originally posted by chinamon chinamon is INCH MOAN. LOL so fitting.

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Originally posted by jester People are predicting that this year Turkey weekend, going to see more car accidents / deaths in recent years because of the TSA thing. I have yet to deal with the patdown. Seeing this wasn't implemented when I was last in the US. Many people in the US are pissed of the patdowns because they dont understand. All the terrorists get on a plane from outside the country. Last time anything ever happened... was back on 9/11. Plus the TSA planning on using the xray machine / pat downs at harbours/piers/train stations/bus depots. The freedom to move freely soon will be gone and more people will die on the road, because they dont want people touching them or being radiated.

There will be very little to no increase in the number of accidents and to make the jump that this will create more deaths on the road is ridiculous.

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Originally posted by ChemEnhanced I don't think a pat down is that big of a deal...simply because it happens anytime you go to a club. I can see how some people would feel violated being searched like that but air travel is a privilege not a right....if you don't like it then find another way to get where you are going.

You know, Guverment aside - most club pat downs are pretty non-invasive. Some of the TSA pat downs are - take of belt, shoes, etc, place your hands onto a counter, bend over, spread your legs - then rather thorough inspection of breasts / groin / etc.

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Originally posted by jester People are predicting that this year Turkey weekend, going to see more car accidents / deaths in recent years because of the TSA thing.

You're saying that ppl would rather drive the long distance just so they don't risk a pat down???

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Originally posted by chinamon chinamon is INCH MOAN. LOL so fitting.

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Originally posted by kaniz You know, Guverment aside - most club pat downs are pretty non-invasive. Some of the TSA pat downs are - take of belt, shoes, etc, place your hands onto a counter, bend over, spread your legs - then rather thorough inspection of breasts / groin / etc.

and as I said, I can see how some people would feel violated being searched like this. If you don't want to be thoroughly searched then don't fly....pretty simple answer.

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Scott has been introduced to the rave scene, and Ecstasy, by Craig. The two of them go out on the weekends, with some of Craigs friends, and stay up all night, dancing in a drug-fueled trance.

Last edited by Moral Hazard on Apr-26-2011 at 07:48