Female Passengers Say They Were Targeted For TSA Body Scanners

Posted by Soulskill on Wednesday February 15, 2012 @01:12AM from the when-there's-something-to-abuse-somebody-will-abuse-it dept.

wiedzmin writes "TSA agents in Dallas singled out female passengers to undergo screening in a body scanner, according to complaints filed by several women who said they felt the screeners intentionally targeted them to view their bodies. Allegedly, women with 'cute bodies' were directed through the body scanners up to three times over by female agents, who appeared to be acting on a request from male agents viewing the scans in a separate room. Apparently this was done because the scans were 'blurry,' possibly due to autofocus problems with agents' smartphone cameras." After hearing the claims, Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) announced plans to introduce legislation that would require the presence of "passenger advocates" at airports to deal with complaints like these.

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Re:Bullshit by Anonymous Coward · 2012-02-15 02:34 · Score: 0, Troll

Yeah, you Coast Guard guys are so superior, huh ?
You're the fascist thugs who rip pleasure boats apart looking for drugs which
are not there and arrest people for the crime of traveling to Cuba.
Nice try, but you guys are part of the same fascist crew as the TSA, and
everyone with a brain knows it.