US News Poll: 96% believe the TSA is going too far with security measures
The awakening public is not buying any of this BS
The awakening public is not buying any of this BS
By a three-to-one margin, American voters (not necessarily fliers) say they would personally rather go through a full-body scanning machine that would show near-naked images of their body than have an airport security agent sexually assault them. What a choice.
More than half of travelers surveyed on a travel website say the full-body scanners increasingly used at airport security checkpoints are the best ways to stop would-be terrorists.
Many of the nation’s most frequent fliers — those who travel on business and who the airlines depend on for higher-priced fares — say they oppose new security screening methods at airports, and some are so disturbed that they are cutting back on air travel.
The use of backscatter x-ray machines to scan travelers’ bodies and new pat down procedures at airports will cause 48% of Americans to seek an alternative means of transportation, according to a Zogby International poll.
A picture is worth 1000 words:
This poll was conducted among a random sample of 1,137 adults nationwide, interviewed by telephone