Travelers complain about X-rated airport screenings

My partner has a full length set of metal rods in his back. He always sets off metal detectors, or he could let his scoliosis puncture a major organ and kill him.

My mother has a metal knee.

Both of them avoid flying at all costs due to the harassment.

Your statement makes it sound as if everyone who is hassled refuses to remove metal jewlery from their body. Not everyone is being disobedient.

What kfoxie says. My mom has two metal knees. ("Just get it all replaced and live forever," I tell her.)

Also, whenever I get patted down in full view, it certainly isn't because I am raising a ruckus or setting off metal detectors -- I wear no metal when flying for that very reason, in fact. I guess I just carry a suspicious laptop (?) and always get sent to secondary screening, which occurs in plain view.

Face it: in this modern age, anyone can be commanded to drop trou, whenever.

Thanks for the comments, but I have also had surgery on both knees with titanium screws in both legs. When questioned I simply show the scars and move on, no problem. The rules are in place because a group of cowardly, murdering, little creeps decided to take advantage of the freedom offered by America and attacked the World Trade Centers and the Pentagon in 2001. If you want to place blame for heightened security at global airports, blame the Muslim terrorists that initiated the problem.

I agree that the rules are in place to protect us -- no argument there. But this can't be a valid rationalization for asking travelers to disrobe or be manhandled in plain sight.

I agree we should definitely stand up for eachother...especially when we see something that crosses the line. Why should people get humiliated and exposed in such a way. Your right, im tired of being treated like a criminal!

Don't worry, this kind of thing will be in the streets soon as well.

I totally disagree with you. You should not lump all Americans together, and if you actually spent some time in this country you would see that we are not all lazy and fat. I can see that you get your ideas about how we all are from the media. I personally have not made this bed and I will never lie in it. Don't even pretend to know what a true American is, if you did, you would not talk this way about us. Call me a moron to my face, and you will get slapped. I never stereotype people, it is very dangerous and stupid to do so.......

You're right, there are a lot of lazy americans. But EVEN THOSE lazy americans wouldn't hesitate to slap you in the mouth for trying to be an internet tough guy.

Wow, threaten violence to get your point across, not typically americans at all, huh?

Sadly I have spent a lot of time in america and yes americans are very nice people. In fact, some of my best friends through my life have been yanks. But as a collective group americans are ignorant, shortsighted, and swayed by meaningless phrases.

Can you really say that your populace does not behave in a moronic way?

Do you need some examples? REALLY???

And Bubl, yes I know what a real american is, I quoted Benjamin Franklin (he was one of your county's founding fathers) and I believe he would be sickened by how "americans" like you have sat back and allowed your freedom and liberty to be systematically dismantled.

You can blame your manipulative politicians and point fingers at your joke of a media system but until you start paying attention and begin thinking for yourselves, guess what?

You are a bunch of fucking morons. And slapping me a million times isn't going to change that.

Well iloveravi,
I will agree with you on one thing,"slapping you a million times will not change you", and kicking a donkey a million times will not change the fact that it is still an Ass! If you do not like America, then avoid contact at all costs. Otherwise, I consider you a juvenile contributor to a serious conversation.

Avoid contact at all costs with america or be considered a juvenile contributor to a serious conversation....

Hmm...that seems fair.

Suggesting that I "avoid contact at all costs" is such a counter-productive idea it could only come from an american.

If you dislike my harsh criticism then point out a flaw in my logic. Then change my mind. Please prove me wrong.

But whining because I point out that you are now choking on the shit sandwich that as a nation you have made for yourselves is pointless.

Yes, I am an ass. I am quite blunt and harsh with americans. But you deserve it.

I hope that if I can enrage a few of you, you might actually stand up and prove me wrong.

I'm begging you to prove me wrong!

Prove to the world that you are not a nation of war mongers, a nation of religeous zelots, a nation of overweight, under educated, easily manipulated morons that allows their government to rape the earth and destroy nations and people for profit.

I can see why you'd say I was juvenile, I certainly am speaking that way because that is my audience.

A nation of juvenile non-thinkers.

Every time I hear a story about americans having their rights trampled on, I cheer inside. Not because I hate americans or love tyranny but because I hope that this might be the thing that smacks your people into standing up for what is right. I hope that the dwindling 47% of yanks that are not yet overweight will find the energy to get up and take positive action.

I dream of "good americans" actually steering their country away from the brutal, muderous and idiotic path that it is on.

But I know it is just a dream.

I know that you'll all just lay there like fat fucking idiots while your country tortures children in illegal prisons, your president lies openly to you and your poorest youngsters are herded off to the middle east like cows to slaughter so haliburton, Exxon and BP can get rich.

But like I said, please, by all means prove me wrong.

I WISH I could disagree with you...and I am a yank

I Love Ravi,
Spell check would be a good addition to your posts. As well as a reduction in the profanity, unless you are incapable of expressing your opinion, otherwise. The security checks were put into place as a result of 9/11. If are truly interested in placing blame for the issues related to security and air flight, then write a letter to the Saudi Embassy, as most of the cowardly, souless, murdering, little creeps, that crashed the planes into U.S. soil were from Saudi Arabia or other Muslim nations. What is a Yank? Is this a racial or derogatory term? I suspect that you rarely travel and certainly have no first hand experience with the U.S. Again your response seems to be juvenile or ill informed.

To say that you do not stereotype people is nothing more than a fallacy. Everyone stereotypes some group of people.

Sadly you are wrong on all counts.

I have traveled extensively. I have been to nearly every state in the union and have traveled across europe, asia and south america.

More so, I lived over seas for several years.

Travel is a large part of my life and as such am forced to deal with the ridiculousness of american airports on a regular basis.

But you don't need to hear that, you are merely looking to discredit me.

My spelling is admittedly bad. I don't care. Mark twain put it nicely when he said, "I don't give a damn for a man that can only spell a word one way."

And to answer your question, no "Yank" is not a derogatory term. It is short for "Yankee" and refers to someone of United States origin or heritage.

Learn here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yankee

And ah, the Saudis...

Well I agree that they are a screwed up nation. They have no elected government, they have violent religious police and women are not granted even the simplest of rights. They cannot drive cars or even watch TV without a chaperone.

So tell me, why are these "cowardly, souless, murdering, little creeps," as you call them, long standing allies of the USA?

And don't be confused, I have no issues with security and safety but if you will look at my first post you'll see that I do have problems with trading Freedom and liberty for the illusion of safety and the hollow promise of security.

The entire international community is in agreement that the actions of the USA since 9/11 have created a less stable and less safe world.

So, you were telling me I was "juvenile or ill informed"...

Juvenile, I'll accept, hell I'll wear it like a badge of honor but I'm not sure I'm the ill informed one here.

LOL

thats funny as hell

yeah, wait until they give them tasers, and get too loud and you will get tasered...right there in front of everyone...

happening all over the place already, just not in the airports yet

HAHA! I almost have a reason to get a prince Albert piercing now, strong emphasis on ALMOST.

I can’t imagine how funny it would be if a TSA agent was forced to investigate the metal in my junk. In that situation I would fold my arms over my chest and tell him to have at it. Then I would think really hard about porno while he undid my pants. When it’s over I would wink and give him slap on the ass.

God I wish I was that cool.

lol ricky..... u have to be zohan for that and incredulouse.... so true.... so true....

It's a basic human NEED, but there is no guarantee to privacy in the constitution, just protection against illegal search and seizure, which doesn't even mean anything now, as TSA can search your laptop without a warrant, and sometimes even make a copy of the data on it. So yeah, we NEED it, but we don't HAVE it.

I do not derive my right from the constitution, I don't give a damn what some dead white guys had to say, I know right from wrong and we as a country are going too far in the name of 'security'.

Lindsey, The abuse of power starts in the white house and trickles it's way down through all government agencies and programs. Why don't they just get it over with, and start strip searching everyone who travels by air.

power corrupts

absolute power absolutely corrupts

I definitely agree with you. The TSA office yelling "I have power"? That just has me shaking my head. Nobody has the right to strip another person without consent.

LOL

me 2.... me 2

I as well.

same

at the rate they are building high security prisons, I am beginning to think they are trying to force us all to riot, so they can lock us behind bars. It's either passively submit to humiliation and degradation, or get tasered first, and then locked up.

damn police state, not the land of the free that bush keeps telling everyone we are fighting for

Yes, I agree with you. I would be irate to be treated in this manner.

"I have power, I have power" Hehe. I would laugh in her face at the airport and in the courtroom.

That would be a federal crime and you would stand to serve a jail sentence. I assure these are isssues not taken lightly by the authorities. You can all boast of your brave response and you righteous indignation. However, you will still be cuffed and arrested, and no one will care because you have broken the law.

yeah, that's the lie they want you to believe .
That you should , for some reason, forfeit your rights for your own safety.

Agreed. It is absolutely unacceptable. It's my body and no one has a right to see it or violate it. I have not flown in several years and I refuse to as long as these x-rated x-rays are in place. And there is something wrong with those who don't complain! I can not stand people who sit idly by and accept absolutely anything and everything. These people will sit there and accept it when their front door is kicked in and family members are shot by the government because it's "all in the name of safety!"