Muslim-American Groups: Just Say No To Body Scanning
Their point is that this is a violation of religious rules concerning modesty. The solution, in the age of terrorists bringing explosives on board planes hidden inside body cavities, would be for anyone that considers body scanning to be an unacceptable intrusion, to drive, take the bus or a train to their destination.
These modes of transportation do not yet have the level of security built-in as does the airline industry. As those who wish to kill us become more sophisticated in their techniques, we need to become more intrusive in order to stop them.
This is the statement issued by The Fiqh Council of North America:
“It is a violation of clear Islamic teachings that men or women be seen naked by other men and women,” reads the fatwa issued Tuesday. “Islam highly emphasizes haya (modesty) and considers it part of faith. The Quran has commanded the believers, both men and women, to cover their private parts.”
Body Pat Downs
A solution that has been suggested would be for pat downs for those religiously opposed to body scanning.
My question to that would be the following. If I have an explosive surgically attached to my insides, how will a pat down discover it?
The answer is it wouldn't which brings us to the crossroads of homeland security and public safety versus political correctness. Let us hope security wins out.
Comments
Interesting, of course, that the very people who are objecting to body scans are the ones who are making them necessary.
Actually, lets hope that nutbags like you who think that any kind of intrusive humiliation is justified as long as it's 'for security' don't win out.
Body scanners are an offense to Muslim sensibilities... but mass murder of innocent people is part of the playbook.
Matt is the reason that the ACLU is such a problem for national security. The death of a plane load of innocent people is apparently okay if no had theor "civil rights" as defined by the far left violated.
Personally, I will forgo these rights if it keeps innocents alive.
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To those who are whining, if you don't like the solution, don't encourage the problem. Besides, each an everyone one of us either has b00bs or a pen..., so, what's the big deal?
Matt is the reason that the ACLU is such a problem for national security. The death of a plane load of innocent people is apparently okay if no had theor "civil rights" as defined by the far left violated.
Personally, I will forgo these rights if it keeps innocents alive.
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