Reply #3: It's not a constitutional issue, it's just a waste of time.

[LeftyMom]

I'm pretty sure stadium patdowns have more to do with stopping fans from bringing in cheaper booze than with any real security concern.

I always get waved through with a minimum patdown or none at all , probably because I'm tiny, female and usually accompanied by a wild-eyed seven year old with some really wicked liberty spikes and a glint of evil in his eyes (he gets that from me.) They don't pat my son down at all the 'stick, though when he was younger we had a harder time getting his diaper bag into Cal Expo for the state fair than we did flying with it cross country. Apparently the terrorists are more likely to threaten our candy corn and has been concerts than our microbrews and garlic fries.

I think maybe the court should demand the stick start patting down the punk rock children of the corn, to make sure they're not going to kill us all in some plot for indigo world domination.