I choose to not be contentious.
I think Richie is passionate about this possible abuse of power and he may be correct and he is certainly erring on the side of safety of our children and I would applaud him for that (as would we all).
I would answer by saying that NO we do not call it a game. I think my point is that some things that happen to children are somewhat, repeat somewhat, similar to what TSA expects. If for some reason children must be patted down then there should be a way to do it that does not endanger them in the future.
Children are, and have been forever, encouraged to do things they don't want to do with rewards. That could be candy, playing a game, going for a trip etc. I don't claim to be an expert on pedophiles but they prey on this to lure children. I do think TSA could find another way. And maybe as parents, and assuming the child doesn't fly often, we could let the child go through the scanner to avoid the pat-down? I would think TSA's 'game' would have to be repeated often to end up patterning the child for such future behavior.
Just my 2 cents as a parent, a day care center provider (17 years), and a nurse.
I could be wrong.
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