New CIA Laser Detects EVERYTHING!

[RebeccaBlack]

I don't know how much was truly prevented, and certainly a lot is being hidden from us or lied about, but we never had many airplane incidents in the first place. That's what it comes down to. As it stands, the chance of getting killed by a terrorist attack on a plane is about 1 in 25 million. It's been argued that people are just as likely to die from the scanners, even if you throw out the huge privacy issues entirely.

I'm not saying more wasn't possible in the past, because it was, but it basically doesn't make a difference when it's causing a problem so tiny that people almost shouldn't bother talking about it.

[PorcelainVienna]

Would they stop fucking doing this shit? Are we really that paranoid that we need this? We need less "security" and privacy invasion, not more. What's wrong with these people that keeping body scans and going through the whole security system just isn't enough? How messed up are they and how can they possibly justify this or keep it legal? It's fine if it's just some privately owned thing in some place, because then it's optional, but to put it in streets and airports and everywhere else we have to go if we want to go outside and know they're storing this kind of information about us, without our consent or (in most cases) knowledge, is way beyond crossing the line. I can't even leave the country in disgust without having such information stored about me because I have to go through an airport or border checkpoint first.

I really need to get out of here as soon as I can, as this country is getting real creepy real fast. And don't give me that "you have nothing to hide, don't you?" crap. I've never owned a gun or used drugs. I'm just a person who is tired of the terrible decisions that have been made and are continuing to be made.

Well put.

[MareneCorp]

Terrorist threats happen in the first place because the American government fucks up first. Just saying. A little bit unnecessary to be looking at every snatch and twizzler for your entertainment rather than actually looking for drugs, I doubt many security workers actually do their job purely for the sake of "protecting their country."