| NEW TSA Pat-downs for kids under 12 | |
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| Kerri P. | Sep 13 2011, 01:04 PM Post #1 |
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http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/09/13/dhs-to-roll-out-new-airport-security-policy-for-kids-under-12/?test=latestnews DHS to Roll Out New Airport Security Policy for Kids Under 12 Published September 13, 2011 Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says the government will be rolling out a different airport pat-down policy for children under 12 in the coming months, and these children will no longer have to take off their shoes to be screened. Napolitano says the traveling public can expect to see some of these changes in the coming months. Some travelers and privacy advocates have complained that children, who don't appear to pose terror threats, are subject to intimate pat-downs that involve Transportation Security Administration screeners touching private areas. Children under 12 will also be spared the hassle of taking off their shoes as they go through check point security, Napolitano said. Napolitano was speaking at a Senate hearing Tuesday on the terror threat to the United States. |
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| kbp | Sep 13 2011, 02:17 PM Post #2 |
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This should be interesting in how they write new rules. How do they justify a different means of searching people based on their age? Do the children have a greater right to not be groped? |
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