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Default Nearly One Third Of Americans Would Accept TSA Body Cavity Search inOrder to Fly

This is why you have no hope as a country.

If this survey is accurate, you are a country of sheep. Undeserving of
the rights and freedoms defined in your constitution.

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http://www.infowars.com/poll-nearly-...-order-to-fly/


Nearly One Third Of Americans Would Accept ‘TSA Body Cavity Search’ in
Order to Fly

Infowars.com
November 8, 2012

A new survey commissioned by Infowars and conducted by Harris
Interactive has found that almost one third of American adults would
accept a “TSA body cavity search” in order to fly, with a majority of
Americans also feeling a law that would make disobeying a TSA agent in
any public place illegal is reasonable.

The shock results emphasize the level of indignity Americans are willing
to tolerate in order to travel.

They also highlight how the TSA’s reputation has remained largely intact
despite a series of scandals and widespread criticism from innumerable
public figures.

However, on other fronts the poll provides good news for those concerned
with how liberties are being lost in the name of stopping terrorism. For
example, a clear majority (65%) of American adults feel that TSA pat
down policies that in some cases involve TSA agents touching travelers’
genitals are unacceptable.

The survey was conducted online by Harris Interactive on behalf of
Infowars from November 5-7 among 2059 American adults.

American adults were asked the following question as part of the poll;

“Given the recent reports concerning the threat posed by terrorists who
plan to implant bombs within their own bodies, how willing, if at all,
would you be to undergo a TSA body cavity search in order to fly?”

A total 30% of American adults said they would be “willing” or “somewhat
willing” to accept a body cavity search. 57% would be “completely” or
“somewhat unwilling” to submit to it and 13% answered “don’t know”.

Although the exact definition was not explained in the question, given
that the term “body cavity search” refers to the most intrusive search
imaginable, one normally performed on dangerous felons before they go to
prison, the fact that almost one third of American adults would submit
to such an invasion of their privacy simply to get on a plane is
astounding.

Those concerned with how much power has been concentrated into the hands
of TSA workers, who are after all federal employees and not police
officers, would also be disturbed at the response to the following
question;

How reasonable or unreasonable do you feel it is that travelers should
be made by law to obey every command given by a TSA agent inside an
airport or any other public place given the threat posed by terrorists?

A total 57% of American adults said this was “completely” or “somewhat
reasonable”. A minority of 43% said passing a law that would mandate
total obedience to a TSA agent was “completely” or “somewhat
unreasonable”. Out of that figure, just 16% thought it was “completely
unreasonable”.

Surprisingly given their traditional distrust of big government, 60% of
Republicans thought it reasonable compared to 64% of Democrats and 46%
of Independents.

We recently highlighted the fact that back in 2008, the Department of
Homeland Security seriously pursued the idea of making travelers wear
electronic shock bracelets that could be activated in the name of
incapacitating “terrorists.” In reference to that news story, the survey
asked the following question;

In 2008, the Department of Homeland Security expressed an interest in
having travelers wear electric shock bracelets that would both track
travelers through the airport as well as allow airport officials and
flight crews to incapacitate potential terrorists. How willing, if at
all, would you be to wear such a bracelet in order to fly?

35% of American adults would be “completely” or “somewhat willing” to
wear the shock bracelet, compared to 52% who would be “completely” or
“somewhat unwilling”. Republicans were more likely to be willing than
Democrats, 41% to 34%.

Given the rash of stories about TSA agents touching travelers’ genitals
as part of pat down procedures for those who “opt out” of body scanners,
the poll posed the following question;

In some cases, the TSA’s more invasive pat down procedures now include
agents touching travelers’ genital area through their clothing. How
acceptable, if at all, do you feel this is, considering the potential
major threat posed by terrorists?

Despite the fact that this policy is already underway in some instances,
a full 65% of American adults found TSA workers touching genitals
“completely” or “somewhat unacceptable”. A further 35% of American
adults found this “completely” or “somewhat acceptable”. More
Republicans than Democrats (12% to 9%) were likely to find this
“completely acceptable”.

Asked how the TSA is performing in its screening duties at U.S.
airports, 77% of American adults said the federal agency was doing an
excellent, good or fair job. 23% of American adults thought the TSA was
doing a not very good job or a bad job in its duties. Despite sustained
negative media coverage of the agency’s activities, of that latter
netcategory, only 9% in total thought the TSA was doing a “bad job”.

More Democrats than Republicans (84% to 73%) responded that they thought
the TSA was doing an excellent, good or fair job.

The results of this poll again underscore how ignorant many Americans
remain of their rights at airports and other transport hubs where TSA
agents are present. The results also clearly indicate that a substantial
portion of Americans, around one in three, are willing to tolerate
virtually any indignity if it is performed in the name of safety and
security.

For the survey results in full:

http://static.prisonplanet.com/p/ima...r2012/poll.doc
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On Nov 9, 12:59*am, Norman Schwarzkopf
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This is why you have no hope as a country.

If this survey is accurate, you are a country of sheep. *Undeserving of
the rights and freedoms defined in your constitution.

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Nearly One Third Of Americans Would Accept ‘TSA Body Cavity Search’ in
Order to Fly

Infowars.com
November 8, 2012

A new survey commissioned by Infowars and conducted by Harris
Interactive has found that almost one third of American adults would
accept a “TSA body cavity search” in order to fly, with a majority of
Americans also feeling a law that would make disobeying a TSA agent in
any public place illegal is reasonable.

The shock results emphasize the level of indignity Americans are willing
to tolerate in order to travel.

They also highlight how the TSA’s reputation has remained largely intact
despite a series of scandals and widespread criticism from innumerable
public figures.

However, on other fronts the poll provides good news for those concerned
with how liberties are being lost in the name of stopping terrorism. For
example, a clear majority (65%) of American adults feel that TSA pat
down policies that in some cases involve TSA agents touching travelers’
genitals are unacceptable.

The survey was conducted online by Harris Interactive on behalf of
Infowars from November 5-7 among 2059 American adults.

American adults were asked the following question as part of the poll;

“Given the recent reports concerning the threat posed by terrorists who
plan to implant bombs within their own bodies, how willing, if at all,
would you be to undergo a TSA body cavity search in order to fly?”

A total 30% of American adults said they would be “willing” or “somewhat
willing” to accept a body cavity search. 57% would be “completely” or
“somewhat unwilling” to submit to it and 13% answered “don’t know”.

Although the exact definition was not explained in the question, given
that the term “body cavity search” refers to the most intrusive search
imaginable, one normally performed on dangerous felons before they go to
prison, the fact that almost one third of American adults would submit
to such an invasion of their privacy simply to get on a plane is
astounding.

Those concerned with how much power has been concentrated into the hands
of TSA workers, who are after all federal employees and not police
officers, would also be disturbed at the response to the following
question;

How reasonable or unreasonable do you feel it is that travelers should
be made by law to obey every command given by a TSA agent inside an
airport or any other public place given the threat posed by terrorists?

A total 57% of American adults said this was “completely” or “somewhat
reasonable”. A minority of 43% said passing a law that would mandate
total obedience to a TSA agent was “completely” or “somewhat
unreasonable”. Out of that figure, just 16% thought it was “completely
unreasonable”.

Surprisingly given their traditional distrust of big government, 60% of
Republicans thought it reasonable compared to 64% of Democrats and 46%
of Independents.

We recently highlighted the fact that back in 2008, the Department of
Homeland Security seriously pursued the idea of making travelers wear
electronic shock bracelets that could be activated in the name of
incapacitating “terrorists.” In reference to that news story, the survey
asked the following question;

In 2008, the Department of Homeland Security expressed an interest in
having travelers wear electric shock bracelets that would both track
travelers through the airport as well as allow airport officials and
flight crews to incapacitate potential terrorists. How willing, if at
all, would you be to wear such a bracelet in order to fly?

35% of American adults would be “completely” or “somewhat willing” to
wear the shock bracelet, compared to 52% who would be “completely” or
“somewhat unwilling”. Republicans were more likely to be willing than
Democrats, 41% to 34%.

Given the rash of stories about TSA agents touching travelers’ genitals
as part of pat down procedures for those who “opt out” of body scanners,
the poll posed the following question;

In some cases, the TSA’s more invasive pat down procedures now include
agents touching travelers’ genital area through their clothing. How
acceptable, if at all, do you feel this is, considering the potential
major threat posed by terrorists?

Despite the fact that this policy is already underway in some instances,
a full 65% of American adults found TSA workers touching genitals
“completely” or “somewhat unacceptable”. A further 35% of American
adults found this “completely” or “somewhat acceptable”. More
Republicans than Democrats (12% to 9%) were likely to find this
“completely acceptable”.

Asked how the TSA is performing in its screening duties at U.S.
airports, 77% of American adults said the federal agency was doing an
excellent, good or fair job. 23% of American adults thought the TSA was
doing a not very good job or a bad job in its duties. Despite sustained
negative media coverage of the agency’s activities, of that latter
netcategory, only 9% in total thought the TSA was doing a “bad job”.

More Democrats than Republicans (84% to 73%) responded that they thought
the TSA was doing an excellent, good or fair job.

The results of this poll again underscore how ignorant many Americans
remain of their rights at airports and other transport hubs where TSA
agents are present. The results also clearly indicate that a substantial
portion of Americans, around one in three, are willing to tolerate
virtually any indignity if it is performed in the name of safety and
security.

For the survey results in full:

http://static.prisonplanet.com/p/ima...r2012/poll.doc


So why can't some body scanning device be used? (As IS used)
This sounds like mischevous drivel to me.
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