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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.

Belts usually have metal, so that's common everywhere.
Shoes, are also common to have to take off. If I recall correctly, everyone has to take off shoes, belts, and jackets and put them in the bins.

Shirt??? That's a bit strange though. If it was random, would they have made a girl take off her shirt in front of everyone?

Personally I don't really think it's that big of a deal. I'd rather be safe on my flight.

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Originally posted by love_child 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.

says you! i fly for this reason alone

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Originally posted by love_child 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.

I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure that if you're a woman, a woman security guard has to do the pat down for that exact reason.

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I've been reading stories everywhere - a lady whose shirt was pulled down in front of the entire flight, exposing her breasts, a video of a younge girl crying in her mothers arms because the dude is literally sticking his hand down her pants, a boy with leg braces who was told to remove them, walk through the detector and he wouldn't be allowed to bring his braces onboard, while his parents kept saying that if he takes them off, he will never walk again (recovery after surgery)

one of the blogs I read, the girl posted pictures freely available online of people's bodies who passed through the new x-ray machine - so basically you never know when your naked body will show up online

it's a bit crazy me thinks :\

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When has a pat-down stopped a terrorist attack?

new story i read in the paper....the guy had a pee bag and told the tsa guy about it and to be careful.....the TSA burst the thing and the guy == covered in piss. Well done!


I have no objections to the scanner/body scan. You cant recognize a person from it.

The pat down...wouldnt be so bad if not for all the stupid stories that are coming out. Of course with the added press, its like an invite for new whack stories!

Im sure i got a bigger pat down @ St.Andrews Hall in Detroit than any TSA will give.... im still alive! I just wish it was a chick tho....cuz that groin pat down was lol

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[b]Originally posted by devnull [/b The pat down...wouldnt be so bad if not for all the stupid stories that are coming out. Of course with the added press, its like an invite for new whack stories!

I agree. I don't mind the pat down, but some of the stories that are being revealed cross the line of a pat down I think.

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Originally posted by Comrade Stalin When has a pat-down stopped a terrorist attack?

I guess we will find out

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Originally posted by *~LiSa-LoO~* I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure that if you're a woman, a woman security guard has to do the pat down for that exact reason.

I dont think it matters. I have seen women being searched/pat down by men.

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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.

sounds like a sweet deal....I don't even have to buy her dinner before.

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Originally posted by FunkyCrew I've been reading stories everywhere - a lady whose shirt was pulled down in front of the entire flight, exposing her breasts, a video of a younge girl crying in her mothers arms because the dude is literally sticking his hand down her pants, a boy with leg braces who was told to remove them, walk through the detector and he wouldn't be allowed to bring his braces onboard, while his parents kept saying that if he takes them off, he will never walk again (recovery after surgery) one of the blogs I read, the girl posted pictures freely available online of people's bodies who passed through the new x-ray machine - so basically you never know when your naked body will show up online it's a bit crazy me thinks :\

What you mention is insane.

Apparently those are the exceptions though. I saw a canadian newscaster who was in an Nyc airport and she thought/was expecting protests, activists etc. She saw nothing. The people she interviewed said 'meh, it's for security so it's ok'.

There should be a middle ground.

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This might help to explain this whole pat down situation..

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