They are not going in and touching skin. Just outside of the clothes.
One guy said they reached in his underpants and touched all his private parts directly on the skin.
And did you see the story about the TSA people who pulled down a 23-year-old woman’s shirt so her breasts were totally exposed to the public - and then laughed and joked about it for a long time afterwards? This while there is such an outcry and they know the issue is being discussed.
Makes me wonder if this isn’t just an outright attempt to get us to revolt, or to see how far we will bend over for them before revolting. Or maybe an attempt to run the airlines out of business. I don’t know. But it smells to high heaven, and it’s totally useless for security purposes.
I’m wondering if it’s CYA for the upcoming terrorist attack that dem strategists have said would raise Obama’s approval numbers.
I suspect from your comment it's been a while since you've been in an airport.
I fly a lot and have seen a lot in these checkpoints. They *do* touch skin.
Just yesterday I heard a young TSA agent complaining loudly about anybody opting out of the scan. She made it clear that anybody who opts out wouldn't get through the pat-down in time to board their plane. She said, loudly, since she couldn't travel for Thanksgiving anybody opting out won't get to travel. Nice, huh. Terminal B, Logan Airport.