How the TSA shakes down a fully armed squad

[MissBrattified]

Originally Posted by Socialite

That's too bad, MB. I strongly disagree. And that's very easy for you to say, a white woman.

FTR, a child could be just as reasonably strapped with explosives these days as a grown man (or woman). Terrorism has many different faces and skin colors.

First, a room for privacy should be used in the cases of the pat down and scan. Some secondary measures should be evaluated first: if the metal detector went off because of bobby pins, or a boy with a heart transplant who has his tags, that should go into considering what is reasonable to continue the process and search.

I'm totally opposed to universal search procedures. It's unfair, unnecessary and hasn't been proven effective.

I'm opposed to it for ALL Americans with an uncheckered past, no matter what their color. There is absolutely no reason to search people without probable cause. It has nothing to do with me being a "white woman." Don't you think it's a bit presumptuous to assume I think people should be profiled by their color? Color shouldn't matter. Country of origin, citizenship status, travelling habits and criminal record are all good places to start when deciding who needs to be searched/scanned.

There are a lot of people of "color" (speaking mainly of those who look distinctively middle-eastern) who would fly right through such filters with ease because they're American citizens, they have no criminal record, they have no suspicious traveling habits, etc.