The Allied Pilots Association has announced that it will boycott full body scanners at airports, citing health risks.
The world’s largest association of pilots has gone to war following the suspension of an American pilot for refusing to be scanned, as well as fears that that scanners could emit twenty times more radiation than that of which was previously announced by authorities who introduced them. It now has called on its members to demand a “pat down” search rather than expose themselves to the increased radiation from scanners. The moves have been backed by privacy organisation Big Brother Watch, which warned that scanners were a danger.
Alex Deane, director of the civil liberties campaign group said: “Scanners are dangerous. There’s a reason that the nurse stands behind a screen when you get an x-ray at hospital. Radiation is potentially harmful, even in small doses, and the regularity with which frequent flyers are exposed to potentially cancer-causing radiation.
“If pilots aren’t going to be scanned, why should members of the public? This stance from a professional group, the world’s leading association of pilots, must shake the government out of its absurd position on scanners.
He also warns that in the UK alone you “cannot opt for a pat-down search instead of a scan” The Inter-Agency Committee on Radiation Safety, which includes the European Commission, International Atomic Energy Agency, Nuclear Energy Agency and the World Health OrganiSation has written a report that states that Air passengers should be made aware of the health risks of airport body screenings.
It also says governments must explain any decision to expose the public to higher levels of cancer-causing radiation as well as noting that pregnant women and children should not be subject to scanning.
My prediction is they will exempt pilots from this, but not the rest of the herd.
#9, the difference between millimeter waves and x-rays is that millimeter wave radiation has about a millionth the energy of x-rays. It’s in the radio frequency band. Much safer than x-rays. Oh wait, I forgot that wireless routers and cell phones transmit with wavelengths even longer than millimeter and they cause electromagnetic hypersensitivity and brain tumors.
Imagine the job of the poor body scanner monitor: For every hot body you stand to ogle, you’re exposed to hundreds of unattractive travelers you would NOT want to see without their clothing, and it’s your job to look closely! No thank you, that’s right down there with being a proctologist…
Boobo – Ejaculating words to simply ejaculate doesn’t help your case. Frankly hearing your words are like a falling tree in a forest, I thought I may have heard something but probably not.
The real world exists, the choices you make in kowtowing to the TSA whittle away at my freedoms as well as yours, please stop the rape and grow a pair.
None of the TSA BS prevents anything. It is one big feel good jobs program with fairly limited return on the dollar. Big Sis is a traitor to her oath as a public servant, and servant she is, someone should remind her of it.
I assure you an old fashion metal detector is all that is needed. Any terrorist attempt at FL300 will result in said terrorist(s) face planting the floor post haste. The era of blind compliance is so very much over.
The era of blind compliance **on an actual aircraft** is so very much over.
Fixed that for myself.
Pirate–you are staring to sound like a LIEberTARD==everything you want is a “freedom” issue and everything you don’t want is a “slavery” issue.
There is NO right, NO liberty interest in flying without inspection on airplanes. Silly to be so self absorbed in such issues: makes you unqualified to opine on Constitutional Issues when your approach is so ego driven. Let us all know the next time you are going to fly anywhere. I for one would like to watch you stand up for your liberty rights. Ha, ha. What a dolt.
Sadly, you aren’t alone.
Sticks and stones brother. Weak sauce.
Pirate–weak sauce as you will, covering the beef still.
There is plenty of substance you ignore. I can only assume that since you make no argument, you have none to give.
I’m sure you won’t learn from this but instead will make the very same argument again on the next occasion.
You should play yourself on these exchanges, not the hapless soul you may ensnare.
How are you to ever become a better person?
Thats all you got? Name calling? k.
Each time I fly, it is about $1000 of my fucking money.
If, at any time in the future, I feel mishandled by the “process”, including the airline personnel, I will stop spending my money on them.
Flying is physically painful alone, something I don’t like to do. Add more pain, mental, physical, whatever, and I’m done. You bastards are on notice.
If the danger is what everyone would have us think it is, then why are planes still flying?
If there was a danger that Twinkies would explode randomly, shooting cake and filling in all directions at 150 mph, they’d be off the market in two shakes.
But the terrorists are apparently, at every moment, 24 hours a day 7 days a week, trying to board planes in every airport in the USA, and the “process” is stemming the flood of these evildoers. And the crack work of people on duty is keeping these bad people in check. And I’m paying for this protection.
#19
CORRECT…
You are the pilot, YOU DONT need a @#$@$@# BOMB, an airplane IS A BOMB..
#29
?? YOU asked for it, ya got it.. they dont care.
Slightly on-topic…
I heard somewhere(cant remember where exactly) that pedophiles are taking jobs with the TSA en masse. They really like getting paid to view or grope naked children.
More on-topic.
I really hope that these naked people viewers will finally stop all the planes being hijacked and/or falling out of the sky after being bombed. I’m really tired of that.
#2
Ask Emmett Till how good 1955 was.
Go ahead, ask.
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Let me say it like this….
Pilot: THATS where my SCUM SUCKING EX WIFE LIVES. Lets go visit her, from 10,000 feet. Lets see IF THIS will change her mind about Child visitation..
Bahahah, have you heard of KassemG? The guy’s a complete nut, he recently got fired for drinking on this job..here’s his take on it:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=S_m8NUHLjBo