That children are now being conditioned to allow strangers to shove hands down their pants, that young women are subjected to genital inspections before being allowed to pursue their careers, that innocent people are adopting poses of humiliation and surrender in response to barked commands.
I'm not a big fan of the TSA, but whoever wrote this is living in a different version of the U.S. than I am. Statements like these are very dangerous because they sensationalize the topic to a point where most people will easily dismiss the author. This gives the opposing side exactly the ammunition they need - they can now dismiss the author, and, unfortunately, all TSA opponents by association.
The TSA might be a waste of resources and a step in the direction of a slippery slope of loss of freedom, but that's all it is. Wrapping it in some sort of unskillful pedophilia scare tactic doesn't do anyone any good.
I'm not a big fan of the TSA, but whoever wrote this is living in a different version of the U.S. than I am. Statements like these are very dangerous because they sensationalize the topic to a point where most people will easily dismiss the author. This gives the opposing side exactly the ammunition they need - they can now dismiss the author, and, unfortunately, all TSA opponents by association.
The TSA might be a waste of resources and a step in the direction of a slippery slope of loss of freedom, but that's all it is. Wrapping it in some sort of unskillful pedophilia scare tactic doesn't do anyone any good.