TSA Mischaracterizing Safety of Full-Body Scanners

Don't act surprised. The TSA has not been forthcoming about the safety of their radiation-emitting full-body scanners. Steve Watson of Inforwars is reporting on newly released documents that prove the TSA has been mischaracterizing the safety of the full-body scanners.

"New Documents Prove TSA “Mischaracterized” Safety Aspects of Full-Body Scanners"

One of the most interesting aspects of the article relates to the cancer risk of the full-body scanners. Some TSA workers are developing cancers and questioning whether the scanners are the cause. There is also a quote from Michael Love at Johns Hopkins where he stated “statistically someone is going to get skin cancer from these X-rays.” Even more troubling is the apparent effort to hide from the public that no one really knows how dangerous these full-body scanners may actually be.

Anyone with any sense can see that these full-body scanners have the potential for causing cancer. What we do not know at this point is just how high the risk actually is. Unfortunately, we will not know the actual risk until some credible organization actually conducts a proper safety study of these devises. It is too bad the TSA is overwhelmed with searches of the handicapped ladies' diapers, taking toy hammers from mentally disabled people, grabbing breasts of actresses, patting-down babies, and poking around in the crotches of elementary school kids. The TSA just seems to be too busy to worry about whether or not people are going to get cancer from their scanners.

After Numerous Errors, TSA Will Retest Radiation Levels for Full-Body Scanners

Now, don't act surprised, but the maintenance records for the TSA's full-body scanners show tremendously higher radiation levels than originally reported.

The TSA says the maintenance reports are wrong. That may be so, but what can we believe? Are the reports actually wrong, or is the TSA exposing the public to much higher levels of radiation than had been previously admitted? Should we trust the official maintenance documents, or the word of the TSA? If the maintenance reports are truly flawed, how can we trust any other documents the TSA provides?

Read the full USA Today article here.
"TSA to Retest Airport Body Scanners for Radiation"