TSA encounter at SAN
I read the entire blog entry, and watched the videos. This groin groping after not wanting the backscatter X-ray wasn't equally applied. He had every right to say no. He wanted to go through the metal detector after going through ID check, shoe/carry on/belt/keys etc check, and got yanked out of line after the guy in front of him was yanked out. The first guy declined the backscatter scan, and the 'pat down', and went through the metal detector. When John declined the backscatter scan, he had ever expectation of having the same treatment, and when not given it, was told he had to leave, gets escorted out by TSA agents, and then threatened with arrest and prosecution?
Bets if a person of a specific religion said the very revealing body scan and groping his wife's groin was not going to be permitted, they would be waved through after just an ID check and metal detector scan?
My idea to solve this: Sniffer dogs, biometric IDs, and metal detectors. Sniffer dogs will detect things no mechanical scanner can find.
But the TSA loves its new expensive gadget, and has to use them to justify the expense.
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