[Max Combined]

"I see, it is OK for the security folks at the airport to grope anyone, so long as they say it is "a security matter."

No, it is OK for the security folks at the airport to do the job they are hired to do, which includes patting down a certain number of people. The security folks work according to laws passed by our elected representatives and under rules and regulations provided by the executive branch who are appointed by our elected President, all of which are subject to judicial review. You act like the security folks just pulled up to the airport and decided to start groping folks for the fun of it.

Our elected representatives have made a judgment call as far as what is the proper balance between protecting the publics privacy and protecting their lives. While the one can question the decisions they have made, it is silly to try to act like this is done in an effort to subjugate the people and take away all freedoms. If we, the people, decide to elect politicians who are in favor of not doing any searches and not doing any inspections of people getting on airplanes, we are still free to do so.

Get off your high holy horse about what a big freaking outrage it is to pat down a woman at the airport. It is a reasonable search, given the circumstances.

[TexasCowboy]

"You act like the security folks just pulled up to the airport and decided to start groping folks for the fun of it."

No, not really. They all just got laid off from McDonalds, and it's pay back time.

"It is a reasonable search, given the circumstances."

That depends. "Reasonable" doesn't mean running their hands up my crotch. That pisses me off! Only my girlfriend is allowed to do that!
There are ways to "pat" people down. A few of them know how; most don't.