TSA perpetuating U.S. rape culture by penetrating Americans’ bodies without consent
by: David Gutierrez
NaturalNews.com
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Rape culture stems from an idea that some people (primarily men), are entitled to impose their will on the bodies of other people (primarily women), without their consent. This deeper, underlying idea also has other manifestations in the culture – among them, the idea that the government has the right to subject citizens to intrusive and degrading searches, again without their consent.
In the latest example of this toxic trend, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recently made a quiet, unannounced change to its regulations for the use of full-body scanners at airports. The new rules say that although most passengers will still be allowed to opt-out of the controversial scanners and receive a pat-down search instead, TSA agents can – at their own discretion – deny any passenger the right to a pat-down and force them to use the scanner. Passengers who refuse will not be allowed to pass through security and go to the gate.
Broken promises
The document does not explain the reason for the change, or spell out any criteria TSA agents must use to deny someone the right to refuse a full-body scan.
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