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Aerows

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14. I'd prefer an approach

Reply to COLGATE4 (Reply #5)

Thu Mar 8, 2012, 12:07 PM

Mar 2012

that actually works over one that has now proven to be ineffective. I've always been against the scanners, and now that we know they don't work, we all know this was a money grab by the manufacturers of these machines. I wouldn't put it past them to have set up the underwear bomber just so that they could make money.

If it would require thousands of trained agents, so be it. Goodness knows we need the jobs.

I don't understand why they don't use dogs. Bomb sniffing dogs are incredibly efficient.

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$1B of TSA Nude Body Scanners Made Worthless By Blog — How Anyone Can Get Anything Past The Scanners [View all] grahamhgreen Mar 2012 OP

Wow. I hope his movement gains traction. qb Mar 2012 #1

The reason is because COLGATE4 Mar 2012 #5

Indeed, and in fact that's why... Spider Jerusalem Mar 2012 #10

Israel has security personnel at airports outside Israel? LiberalFighter Mar 2012 #18

No, but local governments do Spider Jerusalem Mar 2012 #19

I'd prefer an approach Aerows Mar 2012 #14

he likes Ron and Rand Paul and wants to privatize TSA... sweet! Agony Mar 2012 #2

While I agree that the scanners are a scam, he's asking for the TSA to be privatized and I don't myrna minx Mar 2012 #3

Agreed. It should be abolished. grahamhgreen Mar 2012 #6

I don't agree with it either Aerows Mar 2012 #15

Well, Chertoff got his money, so he won't lose any sleep over it. bullwinkle428 Mar 2012 #4

Mission Accomplished! Octafish Mar 2012 #12

Geez. This means you could walk on an airplane with a gun in a shoulder holster. Kablooie Mar 2012 #7

I've been flying a lot . . . . Richard D Mar 2012 #13

they will just add a light pat down to anyone using the scanners Motown_Johnny Mar 2012 #8

He lost me with "privatize security". Bucky Mar 2012 #9

so now they will scan you from the front, back and side. bahrbearian Mar 2012 #11

Unless they image from all 4 sides, instead of just front and back, of course...nt SidDithers Mar 2012 #16

You could keep a gun under your toupee and get through unless the scan you from the top. Kablooie Mar 2012 #17