Frustrated with Airline Security? Try These.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Originally Posted by Alex

Not that it matters to the specific story but these events happened back when we were mostly fine with the TSA and is not part of the current hubbub. (I only mention that because in the stampede to get airtime for every TSA horror story I'm seeing a lot of older story being put forward as recent events as a brick in the argument that they've finally gone too far.)

Ah, that explains it. I've been so surprised that these things seem to keep happening even though the TSA is under a microscope right now.

[BarTopDancer]

Erica flew to NC today and didn't get her complimentary grope.

[alphabassettgrrl]

Originally Posted by Alex

That's the big problem I see behind all the stupid security. People say they're willing to accept a certain level of risk but then when the negative possibilities actually happen they end careers demanding to know why it wasn't prevented.

I'm with you here. I have no intention of giving up all freedom in the name of preventing every possible risk; not that it's possible anyway.

Originally Posted by Moonliner

I say use the death rate for traveling by car as your metric. As long as I have a better chance of getting killed driving to work than from a terrorist I'm good.

Of course that would decimate the mutil-billion dollar security industry as well as toss an entire government oligarchy out on it's keister.

All sounds good to me....

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

My dad has a rule of thumb when observing traffic control options outside of major intersections. "Every stop sign represents a past accident at that intersection. Every traffic light represents a past fatal accident."

Interesting. Probably a good frame of mind.

[Gn2Dlnd]

I think, for me, that the reason I'm having such a visceral negative reaction to a choice between naked radiation machine and stranger danger grope revealed itself a couple of days ago. In casual conversation with a friend, during which we were talking about the coincidence of both having been in a production of Cheaper by the Dozen in junior high, I mentioned, ha ha, "Oh, and a year later, the guy that played my father "raped" me."

First time I ever characterized the sexual assault that occurred to me when I was 12 as "rape."

It's been an interesting week.

[alphabassettgrrl]

I've wondered about assault survivors. I'm surprised nobody's started having panic attacks from the security grope.

[Gn2Dlnd]

The news isn't reporting them, but there are plenty of online personal stories you can find.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Touch-a Touch Me, TSA Security
A Rocky Horror parody by my favorite Dragapella Beauty Shop Quartet, The Kinsey Sicks.

[lashbear]

Originally Posted by SzczerbiakManiac

Touch-a Touch Me, TSA Security
A Rocky Horror parody by my favorite Dragapella Beauty Shop Quartet, The Kinsey Sicks.

[Prudence]

FWIW: This sexual assault survivor had minor panic attacks before her recent flights. Got my naked photo taken at seatac. And yes, only women were directed to the line with the nudie scan. (All lanes have both, but only one lane had the nudie scan activated.)

On the other hand, cupcake frosting is apparently neither liquid nor gel.

[alphabassettgrrl]

Did you give them a good pose for the scan?

Glad you came through security relatively uneventfully. And that's good to know about cupcakes!