And on the nightly news the bend-over media is doing their job saying “there were no apparent protests anywhere”
Don’t hold your breath waiting for the media to investigate the “normal” delays. People can’t opt out if the TSA turns the machines off or reduces the percentage screened. Only about 20% of passengers are selected for nude scans in the first place (good looking women being top priority of course). Of those, a much smaller percentage opt out and get genital groped. Even if 30 or 40% of travelers were prepared to opt out on Opt Out Day, the TSA could adjust the percent scanned as necessary to avoid delays.
BTW, Janet Napolitano claims the scans are essential for security, and she’s implying the scans should be expanded to other forms of mass transit. If only 20% are randomly picked for scanning, however, 4 out of 5 passengers are only going through the traditional metal detector. For something so essential, why aren’t they forcing everyone to submit? Ah, but that’s part of TSA strategy, too. It’s easy to get people to give up liberties incrementally, and it’s human nature not to want to stand out by opting out, especially if you seem to be the only one doing so.
This is similar to random drug tests for the military. Perhaps random tests are a deterrent for some, but many avoid detection for a long time. Plus, they only risk their careers. Don’t ask me how a terrorist, someone who is willing to die in their cause, is going to be deterred by random scans that target only 1 out of 5 passengers.
Yep - there coulda been riots, stabbings and shootings at dozens of airports, but unless you were there as a witness you'd never, ever hear a peep.