DHS Budget Includes No New Airport Body Scanners

Posted by Soulskill on Tuesday February 21, 2012 @10:53AM from the read-my-x-rayed-lips dept.

OverTheGeicoE writes "The Electronic Privacy Information Center has been examining the White House's proposed budget for Department of Homeland Security for 2013, and they point out that it doesn't include any money for additional airport body scanners for TSA. Did the recent scandal involving TSA workers targeting women for scans make the White House realize that TSA is a national embarrassment? Does the executive branch finally understand the questionable safety and effectiveness of these devices? Or does DHS just think it has enough scanners once TSA installs the 250 new scanners in this year's budget?"

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Re:not needed by EdIII · 2012-02-21 11:08 · Score: 0, Flamebait

You're assuming the average American is smart enough to ride a horse. I doubt it.
For the record, I have no fucking clue how to ride a horse or to even begin to deal with them. Have some relatives that do, but I suspect that people that can ride a horse is going to be a pretty small percentage.
Going to be one hell of a learning curve :)