Buckle up! We’re going through some security turbulence! Airplanes are dangerous enough without terrorists. The security is going to be more advance since there have been an alarming amount of havoc on planes (September 11, that woman willing to sacrifice her baby’s life for the sake of bombing an airplane, and now the dynamite Detroit fiasco).
It is the job of the airports’ security to keep people safe and out of harm’s way. All suspicious parties will be scanned.
In an online article about airport security, it states that: “airline passengers will face more pat-downs and MANY will be put through body-scanning machines (article)
Is that a concrete statement? Articles about the new security have been ambiguous, at best. Shouldn’t everyone have to be scanned? How else are we going to up security? It’s not going to get any better unless everyone applies to the new rules.
“These new scanners seem to be violating my human rights. I travel to Jamaica every 2-4 years. I thought the security was vigorous enough,” senior Brittany Schanck said.
The new scanning system may seem irrational to some, as the scanners don’t allow any secrets. The scanners reveal naked images of passengers including their genitalia and private areas. If someone is under 18, they are exempt.
“I think the body scanners are unnecessary,” senior Katelyn Thorne said. “Privacy is a very important natural right.”
What is more important to people: modesty or safety? Apparently modesty is more important to a good amount of people. There are arguments claiming that the new "virtual strip-searching" breaks child porn laws (in a Manchester, England Airport) and others say it violates peoples’ rights to privacy. Those people should just stay home. Sure, they can be private, just not if they choose to travel on a plane. Keep our people safe, it is imperative.
“I would rather be safe than worry about someone seeing my body on a scanner.” Junior Katherine Bonifeild said.