Joe from Australia writes to say that his government is following in the footsteps of the TSA, only he thinks that the folks in his country are far less prone to dissent than Americans. That’s hard to believe, I know, but I have a couple of Australian friends, and they reinforce that notion. All aviation passengers in Australia may soon lose the ability to choose the option of a cop-a-feel pat down in place of a radiation porn scan because government officials think the porn scanners give the sheeple “peace of mind.” From the article in the Herald Sun:
The proposed Aviation Security Amendment (Screening) Bill 2012 will make it mandatory for any passenger selected to participate to have a body scan.
The “no scan, no fly” amendment closes a loophole in the legislation that lets passengers request a pat-down instead of passing through a metal detector.
Transport Minister Anthony Albanese said mandatory body scans were necessary to ensure the safety of airports.
