Dangerous and invasive radiation x-ray devices labeled stupid and pointless by experts
More prominent public figures have slammed the slap-dash introduction of invasive naked body scanners at airports, with Congressmen and security experts labeling them a stupid and pointless measure that does nothing but harass innocent travelers.
The likelihood of an amendment that was overwhelmingly passed by Congress back in June preventing the TSA from using body scanners as a primary search method getting Senate support has been bolstered after a major international radiation safety group warned that the devices increased the risk of cancer and birth defects and should not be used on pregnant women and children.
Minnesota Congressman Collin Peterson slammed the hasty introduction of the scanners yesterday as nothing more than an example of security theatre that doesn’t even counter any supposed threat...
