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[ PRIVACY Forum ] Business Travel Coalition condemns TSA and
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Mon Nov 22 00:20:13 2010
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Business Travel Coalition condemns TSA and protesters
http://bit.ly/bCu6GQ (eTN)
"However, for the security and safety of the public, BTC urges these
groups to now cancel planned opt-out protests, consolidate campaign
success and redirect efforts to the highest levels in Washington."
...
"The deployment of full-body scanners without a formal public
comment process and sufficient medical and scientific vetting is
one of the worst TSA abuses of authority since its creation,"
stated BTC Chairman Kevin Mitchell. "The overly aggressive pat
downs represent citizen-mistreatment in the extreme, especially if
used as "punishment" when passengers opt out of full-body scans.
There are millions of Americans and foreign tourists - children and
adults - who have been traumatized by sexual abuse during their
lives. That they now have to relive their suffering in our airports
is shameful."
--Lauren--
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