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.
To: exodus
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.
# 626 by BigBobber
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That's exactly what I've been saying, BigBobber.
First, they're not security people. They're government agents.
The government agents conduct public, humiliating searches instead of private searches for one reason only - to intimidate everyone in the airport.
That's wrong, BigBobber. It's even illegal.
Our government is not authorised to conduct operations that have as their main purpose the intimidation of our citizens.
They're breaking the law.