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In reply to the discussion: Should 90 year old women be patted down just to "be fair"? [View all]Jim Beard
(2,535 posts)20. I think the "thought" is that someone could use her to carry a small bomb. Being 90, she may not rea
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I agree...but there has never been a hijacker even remotely that old, of either gender.
MadDAsHell
Jan 2016
#3
I think the "thought" is that someone could use her to carry a small bomb. Being 90, she may not rea
Jim Beard
Jan 2016
#20
I'd love to to think you're right, but I think that would be an easy excuse for the TSA.
MadDAsHell
Jan 2016
#21
Not sure actually, if someone is 70 or 80 they may just think, eh, had a good life, out with a bang!
snooper2
Jan 2016
#2
:) Actually, according to TSA screening guidelines, they're screened exactly the same...
MadDAsHell
Jan 2016
#4
Devil's advocate: your dearest loved one is a high frequency traveler going back and forth...
MadDAsHell
Jan 2016
#16
Very interested in opinions on this, but I suspect many DUers are uncomfortable with the topic...
MadDAsHell
Jan 2016
#11
Watch 'Adam Ruins Everything' the one about Safety. It's all an illusion. nt
TheBlackAdder
Jan 2016
#13
when the patting down started the right was saying to pat down only people who looked like middle-
saturnsring
Jan 2016
#22
If the purpose of random pat-downs really were to make smuggling more difficult...
malthaussen
Jan 2016
#35
I don't know about "to be fair" as much as "because they might be smuggling stuff"
Recursion
Jan 2016
#43