Thanksgiving travelers may be in for a bit of a shock as they plod through security lines at the nation’s airports. Passengers chosen for secondary screening or whose clothing appears suspicious or bulky are now subject to frisking–in a pretty intrusive way. In late September, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) began allowing security checkpoint screeners to manually pat down women’s breasts and the genital and derriere regions of both sexes during searches. The point is to find hidden explosives while machines that might perform the job are still being tested. “I know it’s not pleasant,” says Rep. John Mica, chairman of the House aviation subcommittee, “but until we get the technology, what are the options?”(More…)
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