TSA

Glassboro NJ- Do you need to travel somewhere? Have you been considering flying to reach your destination? Many American travelers have been reconsidering flying because of new polices of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).

                TSA has required random body scans of people getting ready to board an airplane. These body scans allow TSA employees to see if a person is carrying anything from a pocket knife to a bomb. It also allows employees to see bones and private parts of a person’s body. The outline of a woman’s breasts, her genitals and a man’s genitals can be seen when going through the body scan.

                Some Americans object to the body scans, saying it’s an invasion of privacy. Body scans are not the only issue causing a problem. There are also pat downs performed by TSA employees.

The pat downs make some air passengers uncomfortable because breasts and the genital area are gone over. If a person triggers an alarm while going through the security check point, a pat down will take place. A person has the right to request a pat down in a private room.

                Some believe that TSA is going too far with their ‘random checks’. Stories have surfaced about TSA patting down children. A video TSA employee scanning and patting down of a screaming 3 year old girl while her mother held her is most recent.

 A story of a 4 year old boy with walking braces on his legs going through security with his parents when TSA made him remove his walking braces. He was made to remove his walking braces and forced to walk through the metal detector. This child was born with defect.

These sorts of acts that TSA has been committing are not doing any good. In recent polls by CNN and FOX News, Americans are displeased with TSA and how they conduct their jobs.  Many people are upset, saying it’s an infringement upon their rights and are now considering other ways of traveling aside from flying.