TSA agents, Full Body Scanners and Terrorists, oh my….

After the Christmas Undie Bandit, there has been a lot of discussion over how to stop the next attempt.  Over at Blonde Sagacity, I have been in a lively discussion over the use of Full Body Scanners and other methods of combating the next Undie Bandit.

I know some of you may not agree with me and that is all fine, but I think that we should use the Full Body Scanners.

For all those of you that think that it is a invasion of privacy, I do not agree.   If you do not want to go through the scanner,you do not have to and can take a train or a bus.   You do not have a right to fly, it is choice.   And if you are a businessman and need to fly, I also have to do things for work I do not like, but I do them because it is my job.   If I do not want to do them anymore, I can find another job.    And for businessmen, there are many technologies out there that you can use instead of flying.   Webinars, Video Conferencing and various other technologies that are cheaper then flying all the time in the first place.

Some of the arguments against using the Full Bodt Scanners have been interesing and I can see working, but not on a national scale such as the USA

First we got the behavioral analyst.  Well that is all well and good, but how do you go through everyone one at an airport such as the one in Atlanta.   It is the busiest airport in the world.   And if you know anything about clandestine warfare, faking out people is very easily done if you are trained correctly.

Next up is the asking of questions at secutity and looking for nervous people.    Well another well and good plan, but what about people that are nervous in nature, such as a bipolar person, or schizophrenic.    And another method that if correctly trained you can fly through with flying colors.

And then another was having people armed on flights.   Another good method, but can a bomb go off before someone even knows what is happening.   Did anyone know about the Undie Bandit before he was on fire and heard a cracking sound.

I know many of you will say tha this is against my liberty.   Well I say that is false also.   Are they stopping you from flying????  No.   If you do not want to go through the scanners can you not travel???   Yes, there is trains, busses and automobiles.

All I am saying that in a time of war, which I think we are in, is it the best to use all the technology at hand to prevent another attack.   And with many of the other methods, such as the asking of questions, fo you really want to arrive, for a flight that lasts 45 minutes, 4 or 5 hours before the flight leaves.   Because that is what will happen.   Just go through customs in Miami, NYC, Atlanta to find out.

I would much rather have this technoloogy than the use of a human, human are bound to have errors.   And I want to arrive at my destination in one piece while being able to go to the restroom on the last hour of the flight, or listen to music that last hour, or even sleep under a blanket for the last hour of a flight.

And for a demonstration of PETN, which is what the Undie Bomber and the Shoe Bomber used which can be snuck through metal detectors:

Detcord (20g PETN)

What do you think????