Comedy | October 21, 2010 | 39 comments

How to opt out of the TSA's naked body scanners at the airport

source: http://www.naturalnews.com/030100_naked_body_scanners_airport.html

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"I encountered my first airport naked body scanner while flying out of California today, and of course I decided to "opt out" of the scan. You do this by telling the blue-shirted TSA agents that you simply wish to opt out of the body scanner. Here's what happened after that:"

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39 comments // How to opt out of the TSA's naked body scanners at the airport

  • ghostofamerica
  • Incredulous
    • 0
      Incredulous  
    • ghostofamerica:

      ironically, they do not regularly employ these naked body scanners in Washington airports...and I have seen my Congressman in Reagan National...of course they quickly whisked him off to a private waiting area, but he came through the same gates the rest of us did.

    • 1 year ago
  • jimbones2045
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      jimbones2045  

    • Naked body scanners are the lazy-mans insurance for safety. There are better more ethical ways to check people for weapons but the scanner is the fastest. They allow you to opt out if you want and they shout "Opt out!" probably to let their manager/line management colleagues know that someone is about to take five minutes to get through. They probably hate having to deal with the people opting out cuz it takes more time to pat them down than scanning.

      People should still occasionally or always op out (depending on how daring they are involving cancer via radiation) to avoid the scanners and ask for a pat down. But realize that the airports take way to long as it is, so if everybody opted out it would take decades to get to your flight.

      I hate the airports more and more everyday but they're necessary to our way of life. Without them you'll have a good time getting to China.

    • 1 year ago
  • galwayman
    • +1
      galwayman  

    • We are no safer as a result of these searches which clearly violate the 4th Amendment to the Constitution! I refuse to fly because of this and take trains when I travel! I'll not be treated as a criminal in my own country!

    • 1 year ago
  • treewolf39
    • +2
      treewolf39  

    • Less then a year and this technology still may have missed the underwear bomber. Control the masses. I sure as hell don't feel any safer.

    • 1 year ago
  • maisry
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      maisry  

    • Ha ha. So far in my travels, I have had to opt IN. My knees set off the basic scanner and I like the speediness of the less personal imaging scanner. Apparently there aren't enough specialists to operate the idle scanners as a matter of routine. Great system, huh?

    • 1 year ago
  • MotherForTruth
    • +3
      MotherForTruth  

    • Impressing that one person opted out, and the story is spread on the net. Hope, more will follow. While reading the article I could not help but imagine busy airport treating people just like checked-in baggage.

    • 1 year ago
  • Nephwrack
  • Amber_Taylor
  • Nephwrack
  • corndog67
    • +3
      corndog67  

    • So opt out. Let them grope you. If it bothers you that much, you really don't have to fly, you can take a boat to Vietnam or Japan or South Africa. How much time do you have, anyway? You want to check out my package? Go right ahead, I'll give you a show that would make a Marine blush. It's not something you'd really want to see.

    • 1 year ago
  • Nephwrack
  • roryd00d
    • +2
      roryd00d  

    • I use JFK when I fly. I'm going to opt out next time I fly just to see how long THOSE agents take.

      Viva la Inconvenience!

    • 1 year ago
  • Motzie
  • Nephwrack
  • Paratus
  • Atalanda_Cameron
  • bailey78
  • Nephwrack
  • EmperorThan
    • +1
      EmperorThan  

    • What gets me is before they ever had the body scanner things I ALWAYS got the additional screening pat down without my consent. The only consent I had was "If you don't want it you can't fly today." Every god damn time I've had to do that! But I haven't flown since 2008 so I don't know if they'd still do that to me now, they might have changed passenger rights. It's probably because I've traveled to the Middle East for vacation before but still, so fucking lame it's like "this is so obvious that you're doing this everytime to me in a 'supposedly random' selection from the line."

    • 1 year ago
  • remanns
    • -1
      remanns  

    • - ADAPT OR DIE ! -

      Well there's some hoe, in latex gloves
      And my bung hole lies near why I come
      And if you can't see, the one you bang, honey
      Scan the one you're with...

      Don't be angry, don't be sad
      Don't stand all fussy, missin' gropes you've had
      you got somebody, right next to you
      And they're just waiting, waiting, waiting for something to do

      scan the one your with

      p.s ( would "how I come" work better?,....sorry -work in progress )

    • 1 year ago
  • Paratus
    • +2
      Paratus  

    • And people wonder why I drove to Vegas last year rather than fly. Thousands Standing Around (TSA) do not give me warm fuzzy feelings. They stole some items from my wifes suitcase in checked baggage when she flew some years ago. I would feel safer with a 1911 on my person.

    • 1 year ago
  • telcod
    • +2
      telcod  
    • Paratus:

      God wears a 1911. If it's good enough for Him........ I really don't like looking at everyone's feet at the airport and what about foot born pathogens? I mean, where have those feet been and socks should be a minimum requirement. Most people have very ugly feet. I actually have nice looking feet (and a cute butt) but I keep those covered up. I never wear sandals. I don't even like shorts on men. Mens legs are very not attractive or is that just me?

      But then again, it is all about perception and ....... fear. How could all those "terrorist" picked planes with no one on board with military training? What are the odds? My previous training and some common sense would have led me to believe that some guys with box cutters and saying they had explosives were not interested in long term positive outcomes or results. But at one time people shooting at me was pretty run of the mill. Oh well, "start your grinning and drop your linen." or is it the other way around.

    • 1 year ago
  • keepthinkingboo
  • YukiMBae
  • maasanova
    • +2
      maasanova  

    • Humilitation at the airport and then you can get an injection of the latest useless flu vaccination as a "bonus." WTF?!?

    • 1 year ago
  • dwb2585
  • alexsmith01
  • idealist
  • bailey78
  • tverdell
  • bailey78
  • ozoneocean
  • bailey78
  • hunzedog
  • bailey78
  • alexsmith01
  • Stever_B
    • +3
      Stever_B  
    • alexsmith01:

      It IS well worth the read -- the best line: "If you were to pose the question "Will people line up like cattle to be electronically undressed in front of government security officers?" The answer is now unequivocally YES!"

      A little scary....

    • 1 year ago
  • MotherForTruth
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