Anyone who thinks this is a good idea is misinformed.

Although not perfect, this will make it more difficult for terrorists to smuggle in explosives. If someone is forced to shove a bomb up their ass to conceal it, I would expect they would appear much more uncomfortable which could also be noticed by a properly trained person.

Are we no longer Americans, but just a herd of easily frightened sheep?

You do realize that the next incident may involve an explosive hidden in a body cavity- which these scanners cannot detect. Will you readily lay down all your rights and embrace body cavity searches next? For your children, also?

That’s where it’s heading, and all with your eager and willing permission.

Biological warfare, suicide bombers, example bubonic plague or some other biological contaminate; infect suicidal people send them on their way, will not bring down a plane, another kind of a possible ticking time bomb. Like many others state, people out to cause harm; yes they will find a way.

Maybe it is time to consider the causes of the insanity where people feel the need to kill and harm others, as there is no way to guarantee a hundred percent protection from such actions.

Watching a program on the net (Britain from Above) three point- six billion pounds too place a communications satellite in space.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/britainfromabove/stories/space/intoorbit.shtml

The above is only one small example, maybe we all should consider cleaning up the human misery on this planet first. Then move forward with other endeavours of human interest.

Nope not for me, to all, stay safe and happy flying.

Here’s an idea- why not train ordinary citizens how to stop terrorists on airplanes? Have each volunteer get a background check (or give them a pass if they had one recently), teach them some basic self defense and attack moves in a class, and combine that with a one day seminar geared toward things one can do to stop a terrorist on an airplane- without weapons. Let each volunteer pay for the training at his/her own expense. I can think of a number of people who would jump at the chance to obtain such training, if only for the peace of mind of, “If it every happens to me, there is something I can do.”

If thousands of frequent flyers got such training, terrorists would probably stop putting suicide bombers on airplanes, as they would be unlikely to be successful. If each citizen paid for his own training, the impact on the average taxpayer would be minimal. Instead of ever more invasive personal screening, TSA could increase efforts on screening checked luggage, where there are far fewer objections.