[exodus]

To: exodus
"... The thrust of this article is that "pregnant women" should not be patted down in airports. If we fall for that one, Johnney Mommamed is going to have free pass to smuggle anything they want onto airplanes with the help of their Burka-clad compadres ..."
# 605 by BigBobber
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The thrust of this article is not that pregnant women should never be searched.

The complaint has to do with the public disrobing, and the public groping, of this man's wife.

[general_re]

The complaint has to do with the public disrobing, and the public groping, of this man's wife.

So if the searches are conducted in private, you have no objection? Hell, why didn't you say so in the first place - I can certainly agree with that...

[BigBobber]

I agree no one should ever have to disrobe in public. However, it is much preferred that these searches go on on public for the following reasons:

1) The visibility of the searches acts as a deterent to would-be terrorists.

2) The security people are carrying out their searches in full view of dozens of witnesses. Public scrutiny is the best way to moderate their behavior and keep them in check. Once they take you to a back room all bets are off.