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Body Scanners for the London Underground

Posted by timothy on from the require-nakedness-instead dept.

Ronald Dumsfeld writes "In a report in the TimesOnline, it is alleged that those lovely see-through-your-clothes scanners are to be installed in London's Tube stations. Part of the UK's Military-industrial complex, QinetiQ stands to make £150,000 to £2 million per station ($260,000 - $3.4 million) with their Millimetre Wave Imagers."

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  1. Re:Fair enough by gbulmash · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    And, by the way: First post!

    Sorry, the "hot nekkid chicks" guy got first post. At least it wasn't some GNAA d*ckhead.

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  2. Re:If bombs are illegal... by Adelbert · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Ok, a terrorist is on a tube train, and pulls out a bomb.

    "Ah ha", thinks the wily passenger, "thank God bombs are now legal for everyone!" The passenger then pulls out their own bomb and detonates it, leading to mass loss of life, anyway.

    You have to remember, bombs aren't targetted weapons. You can't fight a terrorist in a tight situation with another bomb.

    You say "If bombs are illegal...then only the terrorists will have bombs". Whilst this may be true, it isn't as simple as this. Intelligence agencies can covertly observe black market bomb distribution channels, or look up anyone buying large quantities of fertilizer in central London.

    I honestly can't see one advantage of legalising weapons aimed at causing mass devastation.