Comments on: Full Body Scanners… a help or a hindrance? http://www.balesblog.com/2010/02/04/full-body-scanners-a-help-or-a-hinderance/ Bales Worldwide Travel Blog Wed, 02 Jun 2010 19:01:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Tessa Biddulph http://www.balesblog.com/2010/02/04/full-body-scanners-a-help-or-a-hinderance/comment-page-1/#comment-334 Tessa Biddulph Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:54:04 +0000 http://www.balesblog.com/?p=3324#comment-334 I think that these are all valid points. However attackers and terrorists are often very clever at masking their "suspicious behaviour". I agree with Jay, in that this is perhaps not a fool proof method of ensuring safety. However if they do decided to scan all travellers this may be the way forward? But this might mean that the passengers end up queuing for a very long time. I suppose it is worth the time. I think that in the long run (once they've ironed out a few potential kinks), this could be a great way to ensure our safety at airports. I think that these are all valid points. However attackers and terrorists are often very clever at masking their “suspicious behaviour”. I agree with Jay, in that this is perhaps not a fool proof method of ensuring safety. However if they do decided to scan all travellers this may be the way forward? But this might mean that the passengers end up queuing for a very long time. I suppose it is worth the time. I think that in the long run (once they’ve ironed out a few potential kinks), this could be a great way to ensure our safety at airports.

]]> By: Mrs Joan Clapham http://www.balesblog.com/2010/02/04/full-body-scanners-a-help-or-a-hinderance/comment-page-1/#comment-333 Mrs Joan Clapham Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:13:57 +0000 http://www.balesblog.com/?p=3324#comment-333 If they help combat terrorism in the air, a full body scan is a small price to pay for extra security. If they help combat terrorism in the air, a full body scan is a small price to pay for extra security.

]]> By: BOB BERRY http://www.balesblog.com/2010/02/04/full-body-scanners-a-help-or-a-hinderance/comment-page-1/#comment-332 BOB BERRY Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:13:21 +0000 http://www.balesblog.com/?p=3324#comment-332 Bottom line is, enjoy travel and all the elements involved in it, if Full Body Scanners save one life, they are worth it, okay so there may be the odd delay, take a book, a pack of cards, play eye spy ..... it may feel like an infringement of your privacy, I would prefer to get on a plane feeling that it was safe or safer and leave the security guards having a laugh at my strange body.... or even have a laugh with them. These people have a tough job and after all they are trying to make things as safe as possible. This is only my personal opinion and I have considered it from all sides as any reasonable person should, I know there will be people out there who disagree, but for me I love travel, from planning, to packing, to leaving the house, all the fascination of airports, that surge of excitement as the plane lifts off, to getting to your chosen destination... bring on the body scanners, it will be another part of the exciting and interesting journey. Bottom line is, enjoy travel and all the elements involved in it, if Full Body Scanners save one life, they are worth it, okay so there may be the odd delay, take a book, a pack of cards, play eye spy ….. it may feel like an infringement of your privacy, I would prefer to get on a plane feeling that it was safe or safer and leave the security guards having a laugh at my strange body…. or even have a laugh with them. These people have a tough job and after all they are trying to make things as safe as possible. This is only my personal opinion and I have considered it from all sides as any reasonable person should, I know there will be people out there who disagree, but for me I love travel, from planning, to packing, to leaving the house, all the fascination of airports, that surge of excitement as the plane lifts off, to getting to your chosen destination… bring on the body scanners, it will be another part of the exciting and interesting journey.

]]> By: Jayprime http://www.balesblog.com/2010/02/04/full-body-scanners-a-help-or-a-hinderance/comment-page-1/#comment-331 Jayprime Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:04:45 +0000 http://www.balesblog.com/?p=3324#comment-331 "The question should be asked, if not everyone is being scanned, then how do we know all terrorists and attackers are being caught?" Why are only a selection scanned? "BAA said the reaction of passengers to body scanners was “pretty positive”, with hundreds of travellers screened so far in a process lasting no more than a minute for each passenger." Ok, a minute per passenger. So how long would it take to screen all the passenger content of ONE average sized jet? Say, for example, a 250 seater? Just over 4 hours! And how many aircraft per airport per day? So how many WEEKS would it take to screen every passenger booked in for one single day? “The question should be asked, if not everyone is being scanned, then how do we know all terrorists and attackers are being caught?”
Why are only a selection scanned?
“BAA said the reaction of passengers to body scanners was “pretty positive”, with hundreds of travellers screened so far in a process lasting no more than a minute for each passenger.”

Ok, a minute per passenger.
So how long would it take to screen all the passenger content of ONE average sized jet? Say, for example, a 250 seater? Just over 4 hours!
And how many aircraft per airport per day?
So how many WEEKS would it take to screen every passenger booked in for one single day?

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