TSA Spending $245 Million On "Second Generation" Body Scanners

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TSA Spending $245 Million On "Second Generation" Body Scanners

Posted by Unknown on Wednesday September 19, 2012 @02:10AM from the amtrak-promotion-program dept.

McGruber writes "Continuing its standard practice of wasting hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars, the TSA has awarded an indefinite delivery / indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract, worth up to $245 Million, to American Science and Engineering Inc. to deliver an unspecified number of 'second generation' Advanced Imaging Technology screening systems for use at U.S. airports. As previously reported, Jonathan Corbett proved that TSA's current nude-o-scopes are incapable of actually detecting hidden objects."

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Abbreviation time! by Quakeulf · 2012-09-19 02:13 · Score: 5, Funny

TSA = Trolling State Airports?
Fly naked by gestalt_n_pepper · 2012-09-19 02:15 · Score: 4, Funny

It's the only way to be sure...

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1. Re:Fly naked by L4t3r4lu5 · 2012-09-19 02:30 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  Two anecdotes (youtube videos) spring to mind:
  - One lady, taking matters into her own hands, went to the airport dressed only in a bikini. She was waved through with no scan, no patdown.
  - One gentleman was stopped by security and patted down. During the patdown, the actions of the agent caused his trousers to fall so his underwear was exposed. He was arrested for indecent exposure.
  
  So a woman wearing what is practically underwear is waved through, but a man in a jumper and trousers who has the latter pulled down by an agent is arrested for indecent exposure, despite being far more clothed than the woman.
  
  Your country is all kinds of messed up.
  
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Re:Note to TSA by JustOK · 2012-09-19 02:23 · Score: 5, Funny

Banning passengers and crew from all flights is the only effective method.

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"incapable of actually detecting hidden objects." by Jeremiah+Cornelius · 2012-09-19 02:24 · Score: 4, Funny

Yeah. But, hey! I mean naked
Hard to go wrong there. Or it's wrong to go hard there. Or... You know.

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Better way to spend that money by wbr1 · 2012-09-19 02:34 · Score: 4, Funny

Step 1, cavity search flyers. Step 2, insert rolled $20 into said cavity. You may find more and actually leave a few people happy at the taxes.you just returned!

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Re:Note to TSA by __aaeihw9960 · 2012-09-19 02:55 · Score: 4, Funny

Nope, it's actually easier than that. Simply ban all items that can be used as weapons.
Like staplers, picture frames, computer monitors, file folders, pens, pencils, paper clips, cell phones, coffee mugs, notebooks, binders, keyboards, cats, hammers, squirrels, water buffalo, car tires, lugnuts, eight sided stars, six sided stars, one sided stars (whoa), asphalt, poles, sticks, trees, crowbars, nails, screws, condoms, pregnancy tests, candy, plastic bags, corn nuts, potatoes, pesticides, garden rakes, trowels, towels, boats, hair ties, jackets, gum, highlighters, guns, earrings, necklaces.
You know what, you get the idea.
Here's a cheaper way by CQDX · 2012-09-19 03:25 · Score: 5, Funny

Get an infrared imaging system. Put it by the gate. Also at the gate, plaster it with those Dutch cartoons mocking Mohammad. Who ever shows up beet red on the monitor can't go aboard.
Re:Note to TSA by schlachter · 2012-09-19 10:17 · Score: 3, Funny

My grandmother had her knitting needles confiscated. They were afraid she's create an Afgan.

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