TSA Scanners

So I'm about to travel soon and after all this hustle and bustle about the new TSA scanners, I thought I'd chime in.  I've been through one before they were mandatory and I really didn't think much of it but once I got to thinking I realized:

1: This is an X-ray.  It uses radiation to see through your clothing.  If you don't already know, ladies, radiation (Xrays) kill your eggs-thats why you have to wear something over your stomach when you get you get an Xray.  Now I am aware that they only shoot you with a tiny minuscule amount, but still...what is that doing to your future babies and even your own DNA.  They always say that this stuff is so safe a tested but thats not always the case.  For example...the H1N1 vaccination is now linked to numerous miscarriages....oops. http://www.naturalnews.com/030657_vaccines_miscarriages.html  I don't really want to put my future at risk for a machine that doesn't even work half the time.


2: It doesn't even work half of the time!  According to many articles found on the web and in various magazines, these new body scanners can't tell the difference between plastic explosives and body flesh.  Yes is can spot a gun or a knife or maybe an explosive every once in a while...but so could the old way.  And the old way didn't involve my naked body being put on display for the low life, no college degree, sixty year old creep who needed a job (note: I am aware that this is not true for a majority of TSA employees, its an anger rant).

3: I have rights.  Did America forget this?  I have the right to keep my body a secret.  Unless I have already committed a crime or am under some serious suspicion.  Any body remember the all famous law of Innocent Until Proven Guilty.  OR the fact that a Law Enforcement Official (not TSA security) should have some type of a warrant before invading a person in such a way? Also, it has been questioned on whether or not these images are kept private.  Many sources say that they believe the images are saved and are in Government files.  I don't know about you, but I don;t really want my naked body in the hands of someone like George Bush. Oh but let me not forget...you can say no to this degrading process but the consequences include being tagged a Domestic Terrorist and being physically and publicly intruded.
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.” – Benjamin Franklin

4: No thank you TSA, I don't really want my boobs groped today.  Too bad, you don't have a choice.  If you do so choose to not put your body in potential radiation danger or on display then guess what...you get to be felt up in public.  The wand and simple feeling is gone.  Here is a recent quote found on aoltravel.com  by a woman who politely asked for an alternative to going through the scanner:
"They run their hands inside your leg and under your bra strap and patted the front of my breasts," she says. "If someone had done that to me at a nightclub I'd call the cops."

Quote from a Boston NBC news channel regarding the story of a man who did not want his 'junk touched':

"Also we're going to be doing a groin check. That means I’m gonna place my hand on your hip, other hand on your inner-thigh, slowly go up and slide down. I'm going to do that two times in the front, two times in the back." said a TSA officer to Tyner.

If you are interested in reading more stories from real travelers who opted out of the TSA scanner here are a few that really just get my blood boiling:

http://www.city-data.com/forum/travel/1091912-tsa-says-opting-out-scanner-ok.html

http://www.allamericanblogger.com/13168/rape-victim-handcuffed-by-tsa-for-refusing-to-have-her-breasts-groped/

5: We never needed this Shit.  There was nothing wrong with the airport security before this.  As stated above, the new scanner can't do anymore than the metal detector could.  And for the protection of America, a suspected criminal..whether by race or attitude, could be wanded and pat down.  Although this brought up an argument of racism it was still less invasive then both of the new procedures taking place.  I do not want to be the person who claims that TSA agents are 'randomly' selecting good looking women or other individuals because that would be ignorant of me, however based on the stories I have read online..women seem to be selected a whole lot.  Maybe men just don't make a fuss of it..who knows.

Bottom Line:  This Scanner is invasive as well as its alternative.  No on really knows if its safe to be used on a fertile body, or any body for that matter and it is against our constitutional rights.  We are no safer with this stupid thing when we were before.  In fact I would say we are in even more danger.  Danger of becoming a police state where our rights are slowly being stripped away in the name of 'safety' from 'terrorists.' You know what America...maybe I would be okay with that if 300,000 Americans hadn't been murdered in 9/11 by our own governemt and the whole thing really was a terrorist attack.  And maybe I would be okay with it if the damn thing actually worked.  Maybe even if the government hadn't been bribed to say these things were necessary by the company who made them (ill give the link to that story to anyone who requests it).  But in believing that all of the above are factual statements....I hope that the citizens of our country attempt to do something about this.  

With this all said, I don't know what I am going to do come next week when I may be 'randomly selected' to be photographed, saved, and possibly molested.   As of now I think that seeing my best friend and  baby sisters is more important than a few minutes (or a forever stored photograph) of my dignity.  But I just don't know. I might just have to buy those new 'fig leaf undies' that are supposed to cover your private parts from the scanner.  http://matadornetwork.com/goods/photo-essay-tsa-scanner-proof-clothing-and-underwear/   Leave your comments below (unless you want to argue logistics upon our government because my beliefs are mine and that why its my blog)

☮♡Nicole