City Councilors Move to Ban 'Porno Scanners' from NYC Airports [View All]

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Source: Raw Story

City councilors move to ban porno scanners from NYC airports

By Daniel Tencer
Thursday, November 18th, 2010 -- 6:01 pm

Four New York City councilors have proposed legislation that would ban the TSA's full-body scanners from airports inside New York City, in a sign that lawmakers around the country are heeding calls from travelers outraged at the federal government's intrusive new airport screenings.

If successful, the move could affect airport screenings at JFK, the country's biggest airport for international flights, as well as the busy LaGuardia Airport.

"Just think about whats happening in our community. The next time you want to they want to force you to go through a machine that literally shows your naked body to a TSA employee. It's an outrage, it's unacceptable, it's ineffectual," city councilor David Greenfield told Yeshiva World News. "It violates the privacy of everyone, including small children who go through these scans,” Greenfield told Wired.com. “Which is really outrageous when you think about that.”

Municipal politicians in New York City aren't the only ones who are taking steps to fight the TSA's new procedures. The New Jersey state legislature is considering a resolution calling on the TSA to stop using the body scanners. The Senate's commerce committee held hearings on the matter earlier this week.

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