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Originally Posted by Russ_Boston
OK all - let's get back to the topic as presented.
Richie - I'm sure the person who wrote the article has all good intentions towards his cause. I'm not defending any of the pat-down procedures because I feel that we can use common sense on children under a certain age.
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We have to be careful about the cause and effect of the pat-down vis/vie risk for predators. I work as an RN and a couple days per week I work in Pedi. Part of my job is getting the kids to trust us (the nurses and docs) to perform (sometimes) some very private and/or personal acts and touching in 'those places'. Most kids under a certain age don't quite understand that what we are doing is for their own good. They just listen to mom, dad and me telling them that "sometimes we need to do these things". And sometimes we need to keep it fun and give them stickers etc. I would hate to think that I'm leading them down the path towards predators. It is the parents job to work with their children to recognize the difference.
Does what I said make any sense? Isn't it our job as parents to educate and protect?
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The groping of a child's genitals is not, I repeat, not a game. When you are working with children in the capacity of your job, do you say "Now let's play a game".
I think what you are doing is explaining to the child why you have to touch him in a place where no one, I repeat, no one should touch him. You may have to in the performance of your duty as a health provider, when absolutely necessary, and with his parent/parents present to help explain to the child why. Is this correct?
I do not think that the TSA in order to do their job quickly should be telling a child that he's going to hold the child's genitals in his hand and "it's OK, it's just a game we're playing".
Doesn't the findings of Mr. Wooden in this matter have any validity in your opinion, when you consider the way pedophiles have been known to groom a child for molestation?
This is a extraordinary abuse of federal power in my opinion, and an abdication of our 4th Amendment rights, and a dangerous precedent that will filter down into our everyday lives once we become accustomed to accepting that the government has this power over us "for our own safety".