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by jinushaun 787 days ago
I understand that it bothers some people, but it doesn’t bother me at all. I don’t find it degrading or demeaning.

It’s not even about a difference in my tolerance for uncomfortable things. It’s not even on my radar of things that grind my gears. I’m more bothered by taking off my shoes

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> it doesn’t bother me at all. I don’t find it degrading or demeaning.

What about second hand? I like travel, but one downside, is the memories of pain. The woman with the thousand-yard stare as her genitals are groped. The stressed-out pregnant woman being "persuaded" with same to use the ramshackle backscatter X-ray, her young child freaked beside her. Turn your back and walk away. There are many places in the world, where when random people are being hurt, you just do not get involved. But it's a hit.

I think it’s a much more invasive search than is required to serve the legitimate security purpose (and is therefore unreasonable).

I opt-out as a matter of protecting my Fourth Amendment rights, not because I care about someone seeing my body.