Message #103

[hipmofasa]

I for one think that we've sacrificed a little too much freedom in the name of security.  Since 9/11 I've flown probably about 20 times, maybe even more, on flights in-state, national, and international, and have never felt unsafe.  I have, however, felt harassed.  I've been pulled aside for pat-downs, and it is violating and embarrassing.  These kind of pat-downs are what we do to criminals - why should we be treated as criminals just because we want to fly?  As as far as the x-rays being non-invasive, just the other day they got a TSA x-ray operator jacking-off as he watched the x-ray screens.  Sounds like it's a little more revealing than your doctor's x-rays...