Posted on 01/09/2011 5:09:24 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Those companies who see the full body scanners at airports as an opportunity to create garments to block the scanners, and make a pretty penny, will be sadly disappointed. The TSA's blog has the bad news.
Blogger Bob, from the TSA Blog Team, said.
If there is something shielding an area and we don’t know what’s under it, we have to conduct a pat-down.
So basically, passengers should be aware that the use of these types of products will likely result in a pat-down. Some might think this is TSA’s way of getting back at clever passengers. That’s not the case at all. It’s just security.
Scanner proof apparel is becoming a growing industry, but this edict by the TSA should put a damper on the industry's prospects.
apparently, so will being female and having a great body.
If you got nothing to hide then you have nothing to fear. Welcome to the new USA.
I fly cross country every week.
I am telling you, I have every intention of telling the TSA I am gay and demanding a female to pat me down (believe it or not, there are 3 worthwhile at Richmond airport — but NONE at LAX or DFW).
The next step for the specialty apparel industry is to create garments that not just shield, but “project” a false, benign image on the scanner. This is the idea behind a certain type of active military cloaking. The fact that anything at all is there is almost undetectable.
I wonder if suits of medieval armor are specifically prohibited from entry. That and a few choice Bender quotes from Futurama...
You wanna’ draw a crowd to the scanner just tape a 3 ft long sausage inside your shorts.
“TSA warns scanner-proof apparel will trigger a pat-down”
Really? No kidding? Well duh.
TSA comes out the 2011 chute with the dumbest statement to start the year off.
“TSA warns scanner-proof apparel will trigger a pat-down”
Really? No kidding? Well duh.
TSA comes out the 2011 chute with the dumbest statement to start the year off.
HORSEFEATHERS! Doesn't EVERYONE close the door to the bathroom stall?
What crap. A friend of mine had his shampoo confiscated at Atlanta Aiport....after entering the US. These actions are nothing more than measures to find out what the traveling public will tolerate. No one like being frisked, interogated or accused of wrong-doing by the turds employed by the TSA.
Obama’s revenge for Nov. 2nd will not be disrupted.
TSA: The only terrorists in the airport.
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