American Travelers Continue To Rebel AgainstTSA Body Scanners

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American Travelers Continue To Rebel Against TSA Body Scanners Steve Watson Infowars.com October 26, 2011 Americans continue to direct concern, anger and derision toward the TSA over the agency’s aggressive presence in the nations airports, newly released records have shown. The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) has obtained 241 pages of passenger complaints filed with the TSA by everyday Americans, dating back to early 2010. EPIC uncovered the documents via a Freedom of Information Act request as part of its ongoing lawsuit concerning the use of the radiation firing body scanners by the TSA. “The documents reveal that travelers are angry and frustrated about TSA screening procedures.” EPIC states on its website. “Travelers expressed concern about radiation risks to children, the elderly, and those with special needs.” the statement continues. “Other travelers wrote the fact that the machines could capture naked images as unacceptable. One traveler said, “using [the full body scanners] is an extreme invasion of privacy.” Previously, in March 2010, EPIC revealed that there had been more than 600 formal complaints about body scanners the previous year alone. The documents revealed anger at TSA officials for refusing to offer passengers a pat-down alternative, as well as forcing children to go through machines. The TSA attempted to downplay the issue as insignificant, claiming that over 600 complaints about body scanners, which were at the time installed in just 21 airports in the U.S., was an “infinitesimally small” number. The agency, aided by the establishment media, suggested that the scanners were being meekly accepted by a compliant public, when the exact opposite was the case. Later in the year, in November 2010, the issue blew up again and the


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