Pat-downs too personal

Like many people, I don’t like the new Transportation Security Administration procedures for getting through the airport security lines. I personally think the whole idea of checking each passenger has gone way too far.

I fly a lot and have flown in and out of many airports. When I flew home last summer out of Columbus, Ohio, as far as I know every passenger goes through a whole body scan. To me, it was a piece of cake, and I can’t understand people getting all upset over these. It actually didn’t take any longer than going through a regular security. I personally would rather have a full body scan than have a stranger pat me down and get too friendly.

Somehow, and in the near future, our government needs to figure out a way to make flying more enjoyable and not so intrusive. How about looking at how other countries do security procedures, Israel for example, or it probably is just too simple.

Barbara Beck

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