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Originally Posted by bkcunningham1
I must have misread the lede paragraphs: "The choice between a "virtual strip search" and a "grope" was strictly academic Wednesday for most holiday travelers flying out of Newark Liberty International Airport.
"The majority of Newark’s full-body scanners were idle throughout much of the day, depriving most passengers of the chance to opt out of the controversial screening procedure even if they had wanted to..."
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/201...t_controv.html
And this in the Atlanta Journalarticle: "...Many of the scanners at the main security checkpoint were roped off at mid-day Tuesday. Transportation Security Administration spokesman Jonathan Allen said travelers should expect the enhanced security measures, such as the scanners, to operate "just as they would any other day." He didn't address why the full body scanners appeared to not be in use Tuesday."
http://www.ajc.com/business/hartsfie...ig-752867.html |
Hi Cuz,
I see no reason to think you misread the articles. The quotes you pulled out seem to suggest that the enhanced screening was used at the two airports and that accounts regarding the extent to which they were used were inconsistent.
For example: "Transportation Security Administration spokesman Jonathan Allen said travelers should expect the enhanced security measures, such as the scanners, to operate 'just as they would any other day'. " Yet the TSA spokesperson "didn't address" why many of the scanners were roped off.
That struck me as... inconsistent. Perhaps it is I who misread. Or perhaps we're just splitting some hairs.
Or perhaps it's Miller time (though don't hold me to the brand).
