[WOSG]

"My 82 year mother in law in a wheel chair was scrutinized beyond reason at Houston. She told me she was touched (by a female) places "no one should be allowed to
touch." From her point of view, she was molested.

Terrorists win when freedoms are forfeited. Terrorists win when our grandmothers are molested at our airports in the holy name of "national (in)security" courtesy
of the TSA... "

Every dollar spent on this stupidity is a dollar less on fighting the real terrorists. Oy!

See, it comes down to a stupid liberal notion that you 'cant judge' the person. so they look for weapons, instead of looking for people of ill intent.

An innocent individual surrounded by lots of metal (that's the elderly handicapped for you) are given more rigorous searches that young thugs with no particular reason for travel.

And the morons who think you cant tell - sorry, you are a hypocrite. If you were in a bad part of town and a group of young thuggish characters were on one side and elderly folks on the other, would *you* cross the street, or be a sitting duck?

[Mulder]

Every dollar spent on this stupidity is a dollar less on fighting the real terrorists

Exactly correct. Many folks don't want to accept the fact that there are only finite resources to protect assets from terrorists.

While diverting resources towards airport security may seem like a good idea on the surface, people need to realize that this diverts from efforts to protect other areas (nuke plants, bridges, communication infrastructure, etc....).

Every dollar spent harassing granny or junior at the airport is a dollar less that is available for going after the real terrorists.