> if a large enough proportion of the population consistent opts out of the backscatter, the system will collapse on itself.
>There is no way TSA can clear a flight full of people using patdowns fast enough
When you get to the airport and there is a 3-hour backlog for patdowns but no line for the ionizing radiation backscatter, are you going to miss your flight?
And what happens with people who go through the scanner, but get flagged for a patdown anyway...
> When you get to the airport and there is a 3-hour backlog for patdowns but no line for the ionizing radiation backscatter, are you going to miss your flight?
You should be at the airport a couple hours earlier...
Unfortunately for the heroic-hearted, the general populace will take the path of least resistance. What's a nude picture and extra radiation here and there when I have an important business deal to close in 4 hours?
>There is no way TSA can clear a flight full of people using patdowns fast enough
When you get to the airport and there is a 3-hour backlog for patdowns but no line for the ionizing radiation backscatter, are you going to miss your flight?
And what happens with people who go through the scanner, but get flagged for a patdown anyway...