TSA Pat Downs Of Children Are Grooming Them For Sexual Predators
 

Ken Wooden, the founder of the organization Child Lure Prevention and an expert in child sexual abuse, says that the TSA pat downs of children are making them more susceptible to pedophiles.

The TSA is telling their agents to tell the child that the pat down is a "game".

Telling the child that it is a game is one of the most common ways a pedophile uses in order to get the child to submit to inappropriate touching, Wooden says.

After a recent uproar on the groping of children, the TSA announced a new "modified" pat down for children, but it is unclear whether TSA agents can touch children's genitals.

TSA regional security director James Marchand told the press the TSA was working on new practices to make children more comfortable during the pat-down process.

“You try to make it as best you can for that child to come through. If you can come up with some kind of a game to play with a child, it makes it a lot easier,” said Marchand, promising to make it part of TSA training.

You pretty much have to come to the conclusion that whether or not the TSA agent himself or herself is a child sexual predator, the process leaves children more susceptible to being successfully victimized.



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It is insanity RichieLion. Even with "guidelines" and "regulations", it seems by your previous posting of the woman and breastmilk, some TSA agents make it up as they go along.

Wow! What a stretch!

Really??

Every post I've read of yours is dripping with ignorance. How old are you, 12?

IMO the admins need to check out richie, JMO, which i too am entitled to....gn

Hello Houston, We Have a Problem ... we just may have a burn-out in progress...

i don't believe a word of what richielyin is posting, JMO....gn

The article was not written by me GolfNut, but by an man who heads an organization and is an expert in the education and prevention of child sexual abuse.

You want to keep your head in the sand, it's OK by me. I can't respect it, and can't understand it, but it's no skin off my nose.

Meanwhile they'll be people trying to secure your freedoms for you even if you have no interest in doing so yourself.

You're an expert in this field of study and research? What's educational background gives you the right to challenge the findings of an expert in this matter?

Did you read the article? ............................................I didn't think so.

if you read it from an expert on the internet it has be true....gn

OK, now you're just getting facetious. Serious discourse I can handle, but your sophomoric comments are now getting ridiculous.

RichieLion, I've been waiting on djplong to post something on this thread about the Catholic Church and abuse by priests. (Sorry, my newly married social liberal/fiscally conservative friend. I couldn't resist)

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.

BUT

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?