In calculating my own travel plans, I’ve determined that in flying home for Thanksgiving, I will be scanned or handled going and coming. My predisposition at this writing: I’m just not that into turkey.
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This isn’t merely a matter of modesty, though that is a consideration. I don’t like the idea of some stranger – regardless of whether he or she can see my face – examining my concessions to gravity without my permission. Surrendering to rule shouldn’t be confused with granting permission. One is submission; the other an invitation to mutual consent.
As to the alternative, no thank you. The idea of a stranger, even one of the same sex, foraging around my private principalities is simply unacceptable. Forget the creepiness factor, which is sufficient; consider the principle – quickly! – before you get used to the notion that government has the right to do Whatever Is Necessary To Protect You.
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