Comments on: Graphic Full Body Scanners Headed To JFK & LaGuardia

By: Yehoshua Kehati

Yehoshua Kehati — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 01:26:43 +0000

As long as our “travel safety” is in the hands of Obamanicks, we are not safe. They refuse the best methods of the Israelis, which must include personal face-to-to-face interviews by trained and skilled people of a decent level of intelligence, which disqualifies the 7-11 dropouts. Further, having seen the Obamanicks in JFK and Newark, I see they are more interested in potential illicit relationships with other “screeners” than they are in spotting possible Moslem or other terrorists.
Separate, more basic, point: first we are taking off our shoes, then our coats, next will be the “body scanners” (foisted on us as a profitable business scheme by an ex-bureaucrat of the TSA) .
The ultimate objective: accustom the American public to being embarrassed and humiliated and losing their personal dignity. Does this remind anyone of not-so-past history?

By: shuali

shuali — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 03:30:08 +0000

And the winner is . . . Envelope please . . . Drum roll . . . Racial Profiling!

By: ichbin

ichbin — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 03:25:59 +0000

The comment that I just posted, based on another site, that the pictures can be inverted to show the body in full color may be erroneous. I just saw another site that points out that the pictures shown on the first site are fake.

I’m still troubled because while the today’s technology may not be there to produce it, tomorrow’s may be.

By: ichbin

ichbin — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 03:13:15 +0000

When the pictures of a full body scan are discussed, invariably we are shown a picture which is similar to a print negative which isn’t clear.
I just saw an article showing that these scans can be inverted, similar to when a picture negative is printed, which then produces a clear full color picture of the person, totally naked.

Very troubling.

By: real-brisker

real-brisker — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 00:44:52 +0000

chaimss – they will still be more choshesh

By: chaimss

chaimss — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 17:54:04 +0000

real-brisker – Lav davka. I’d probably refuse just because I don’t want my image seen, not because I have something to hide.

By: real-brisker

real-brisker — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 15:10:25 +0000

devorahle – anyone that refuses the machine will be getting a serious pat down, they are not refusing for no reason.

By: devorahle

devorahle — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 13:10:43 +0000

they’re pointless anyway because anyone can opt out of going through the machine– so anyone with explosives in his underwear is just going to refuse the machine and get a quick pat-down.

By: yankdownunder

yankdownunder — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 12:56:55 +0000

#2&3in addition to being a humiliating and immodest, one has to receive a dose of radiation from the examiner. Thanks but no thanks. If one is flying to another city in the US, travel by bus or train. Traveling overseas travel by boat.

By: shuali

shuali — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 12:35:50 +0000

It has nothing to do with what the officials will or will not, can or cannot do with the pictures. It has to do with the propriety of human beings revealing themselves in front of total strangers. Even if no record was made of the images. Certainly if a pat-down (by like gender individual is sufficient), their is no reason to submit to this. Putting personal freedoms aside and putting halachah aside, humans are not animals.