TSA Or Full Body Patdown Analysis

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Conventional wisdom has it that having to submit into a TSA or Full Body Patdown can save lives. This is all done due to safety precautions, without this safety precautions significant amounts of accidents can happen such as hijacking and plane crashes. After 9/11 occur, according to, Airport Security depends on TSA Body Scans and Pat Downs, “Ever since the 9/11 attacks, the United States has struggled to find a balance between beefing up security against terrorism and upholding the rights of individuals - whether it be a right to privacy, a fair trial in court, or freedom from racial profiling”(Christian Science Board). What this shows is that TSA will not have trust because a tremendous of lives are at risk and people need to put a part

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