Smile: You're Naked in the Airport

If you're flying out of New York or LA this week, you could show some out-of-sight airport security guard more than you bargained for. The "whole body imaging" machines tested in Phoenix proved so successful, they’re expanding them to major airports starting this week and nationwide later in the year, according to CNN. While some complain that such detailed, under-the-clothes shots pose a privacy concern, TSA says 90 percent of passengers prefer their goods to be photo-ed rather than fondled. Faces and private bits are blurred, and the images are viewed only by a mysterious, isolated screener.

But, don’t fret. They're also working on a program to get you in the mood to perform aforementioned peep show. In May, TSA will begin testing a "soothing screening process" in Baltimore. "Mauve lights glow softly, soothing music hums, and smiling employees offer quiet greetings and assistance," USA Today reported.

Sounds like the best date I've had in awhile. Well, minus the rubber-gloved search that might follow.

Claire Napier Galofaro

Comments

[Johnny]

And I’m asking myself where do they get their statistics? TSA employees are nothing more than a bunch of “KFC” rejects that can’t finish high school wanna-be “Super Cops”. They are the frequent flyer’s worst nightmare an idiot with a badge and no education.

To make a point: I traveled from Europe making several stops and change of planes with a PC motherboard w/CPU & cooler fan, video card, 2 hard-drives, 1 portable hard-drive a CD-Rom and connecting cables, everything but the box; so what do they stop me for in Chicago a “#*&%@ Bic cigarette lighter”. Hello? A motherboard with a battery, vacuum sealed hard-drives and cables and I’m a terrorist with a lighter?

Breaking News! Body scans, physical searches, removing shoes and searching bags will not dissuade a determined terrorist and intimidating, irritating and annoying the high fare Paying Air Travelers is not the answer.

If you really want to “Stereo Type” people, then take a good look at your Airport Employees; now there’s a bunch of low-life, no education, no future group that needs to be watched and searched daily. Wow? Does that describe a real terrorist or what?

TSA; add this to your misguided statistics, we the traveling public do not want to spend the extra expense in airport taxes (or income taxes for that matter) to be badgered, body scanned, physically searched or embarrassed by being pulled to the side with hundreds gawking bystanders like a common criminal by some uneducated, dufus looking, badge toting @sshole! You wanna do something; get an education, join our America’s Proud Armed Services, where they will give you a “Campaign Badge” (and imagine this) a “Gun” and fight the Terrorist in their own back yard!

Now give me a break “Get a Life”!

[Zmey]

This is super creepy! I don't want to get on a plane now.

I'm all for being nude but I like to know who's looking at me.

[mtyree]

oh what beautiful eyes you have. All the better to lure you in with....