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Mom upset about 12-yr old daughter's full body security scan experience
abc2news.com ^ | 7.21.2010 | David Kosin

Posted on 11/14/2010 7:44:39 PM PST by rawhide

The TSA calls them another weapon in the fight against terrorism.

The machines are meant to detect a wide range of threats. But even children could be picked by an agent to move through one, which doesn't sit well with Michelle Nemphos of Cockeysville.

Her 12-year-old daughter, whom she did not want to appear on camera, was at Tampa International Airport on vacation with a family friend when a TSA officer chose her.

"It's an image of a nude child that they're seeing. This is child pornography whether people want to believe this or not. How is this any different," said Nemphos.

A TSA spokeswoman say the agency's protocol protects privacy. Sari Koshetz says “The officer viewing the image is in a locked room with no windows. The door to the locked room is not opened until the passenger has cleared the checkpoint and the images have been deleted. Should the two officers need to communicate, that is done with whisper headsets."

For Nemphos, that's not enough, not only for her child, but anyone under age 18.

"People think that this is a blurry image. It is not a blurry image. It is an image of a naked person," she said.

Nemphos is still waiting on a response from the TSA.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: body; image; scam; tsa; tsapervs
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To: Slyfox

The images go over a network from scanner to viewer. ANY network can be breached, and the files transferred to SD chips, thumbdrives, etc.

There will be perv CDs on sale by Christmas


21 posted on 11/14/2010 8:54:01 PM PST by wrench
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To: rawhide
Violates the 4th ammendment- unreasonable search. It would be 'reasonable' to search people of Middle Eastern decent or of suspicious nature exhibited at the time of boarding (goofing around making jokes about bombs, etc.).

It's not the American way, some other method has to be employed. How about a quick interview, a few direct questions, and body language observations (eye movement, etc.) to trip a more thorough screening.

Also, any Muslim act to down a plane (successful or not) results in a missle strike on a Islamic Holy Site or predominantly Muslim city chosen at random. Second attempt, two missles. Repeat as necessary.

We may not be able to end every attack but will at least get their attention. Retaliate as one would if under attack (because we are).

They've got a lot of jihadis, we've got a lot of missles. Time to use them. Put the ball in their court, see how long they wish to play the game.

22 posted on 11/14/2010 8:55:44 PM PST by budwiesest (It's that girl from Alaska, again.)
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To: wrench

They don’t even need to do that.

Im sure the TSA just got flooded with job applications from closet pedophiles.


23 posted on 11/14/2010 8:58:27 PM PST by jerry557
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To: heartwood

I flew the other day and didn’t see a single female go through the scanner...only males.

I wonder what the ratio is?

And if the unbalanced ratio is legal???


24 posted on 11/14/2010 8:58:38 PM PST by mreerm
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To: Slyfox
Betcha there will be a porn website devoted to airport screening photos.

What's going to happen will be some of these "promptly deleted" images of famous celebs are going to hit the web and then something will get done about it.

25 posted on 11/14/2010 9:03:50 PM PST by Drew68
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To: rawhide

I can’t wait to DRIVE to my Sisters in Fort Smith for Christmas!


26 posted on 11/14/2010 9:06:14 PM PST by BigCinBigD (Northern flags in South winds flutter...)
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To: Drew68
Or prominent republicans (Sarah Palin?)
27 posted on 11/14/2010 9:15:25 PM PST by I got the rope
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To: rawhide
While there are those who would argue the object of terrorism is death or destruction, that is incidental to the psychological aspect.

That the terrorists have taken an arguably "free" nation and propelled us to the hysterical point where there are those who argue we need to image nude childtren, or even submit (key word, there, submit) to groping, searches, etc. while they cow our government to not profile them is prima facie evidence we are losing the war.

It has nothing to do with military conquest, the chains which the American people are insisting on wearing are forged of their own fear.

Those who would sacrifice essential liberty for safety deserve neither (and won't have either).

28 posted on 11/14/2010 9:30:56 PM PST by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
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To: rawhide

Al Qaeda didn’t need to take away our freedoms, the US Gov’t is doing the job for them.

We know basically who the enemy is, what mosques they go to, and what countries they are from - yet it is normal Americans who are treated like criminals


29 posted on 11/14/2010 9:33:08 PM PST by PGR88
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To: jerry557

“And yes...you better believe a terrorist is capable of doing such a thing. Absolutely.”

So why not just check the a$$hole Muslim ragheads then?


30 posted on 11/14/2010 9:35:34 PM PST by babygene (Figures don't lie, but liars can figure...)
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To: Drew68

I bet that’s just how it will happen, or something very close.


31 posted on 11/14/2010 9:38:09 PM PST by The KG9 Kid (l)
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To: babygene

Because profiling will never happen in America. The lawsuits would be endless. The media would automatically label any politician that supports it as a racist.


32 posted on 11/14/2010 9:39:44 PM PST by jerry557
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To: jerry557

“The media would automatically label any politician that supports it as a racist.’

THE TIME HAS LONG PASSED WHEN ANYONE SHOULD GIVE A CRAP ABOUT WHAT THE MEDIA SAYS OR THINKS. AND AS FAR AS BEING RACIST, RAGHEAD ISN’T A RACE...


33 posted on 11/14/2010 9:43:44 PM PST by babygene (Figures don't lie, but liars can figure...)
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To: Slyfox
Betcha there will be a porn website devoted to airport screening photos.

Photos already exist on Google.

Go to Google... select "images"... then enter "TSA body scans" as the search term.

About 24,400 results (0.48 seconds)

34 posted on 11/14/2010 9:49:08 PM PST by VideoDoctor
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To: rawhide
Mom upset about 12-yr old daughter's full body security scan experience

As she should be. Isn't there a law against viewing child pornography?? How is this different??

35 posted on 11/14/2010 9:50:33 PM PST by DustyMoment (Go green - recycle Congress in 2012!!)
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To: rawhide

Latest outrage

http://gatewaypundit.rightnetwork.com/2010/11/awful-3-year-old-girl-accosted-by-airport-tsa-screeners-video/


36 posted on 11/14/2010 9:59:29 PM PST by ExTexasRedhead
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To: rawhide

I don’t get it. If a terrorist wanted to hide a bomb that was undetectable, they would surgically implant one. All the body cavity searches would never find a bomb buried deep in the intestinal cavity.

All these body searches and massively expensive scanners are just more of the “do something about it” stuff to make the sheeple think they are being protected.

The terrorists are probably looking at easier targets than airplanes anyway.


37 posted on 11/14/2010 10:13:11 PM PST by jonrick46 (We're being water boarded with the sewage of Fabian Socialism.)
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To: rawhide

Get this; Muslims are exempt from pat down,so I hear.Is that official??


38 posted on 11/14/2010 10:23:41 PM PST by Candor7 (Obama . fascist info..http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_ipthe_quintessentia_1.html)
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To: jerry557

Dogs. Dogs. Where are the dogs?

Even a cat could be trained to sniff out explosives (that would be a way to get around Moose theological objections), but the dogs’ noses have them beat.


39 posted on 11/14/2010 10:23:56 PM PST by HiTech RedNeck (I am in America but not of America (per bible: am in the world but not of it))
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To: jonrick46

Well the idea of terrorists is to create consternation even if they can’t create physical damage. Terrorists have to be loving this.


40 posted on 11/14/2010 10:25:12 PM PST by HiTech RedNeck (I am in America but not of America (per bible: am in the world but not of it))
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