Ban Airport Full Body Scanners for Children Under 18 As a Primary Screening Measure
- Target:
- Department of Homeland Security
- Region:
- United States of America
My 12 year old daughter was put through an airport full body scanner without parental or adult consent. This is what has triggered my activism on this issue. There is conclusive evidence from studies done by professors at the University of California that the waves emitted from the full body scanners are concentrated solely in the skin and underlying tissue around the head and neck.
They have said that these scanners should not be used on children as they pose a risk for the development of skin cancer. In addition, these pictures are nude positive images of children not the blurred negatives that you see on the internet. The TSA has finally admitted to storing and transmitting these images. These images can be easily downloaded onto a small USB drive and downloaded onto any computer anywhere presenting the great potential for these images of children to be abused or turned into child pornography.
In 2013 these airport full body scanners will no longer be optional but will become mandatory for every person flying, including children and pregnant women. It is important that we assert our civil rights and oppose the allowance of strip searches on innocent civilians.
We, the undersigned, call upon the Department of Homeland Security to ban the use of airport full body scanners on children under the age of 18 as a primary measure of screening.
There is conclusive evidence from studies done by professors at the University of California that the waves emitted from the full body scanners are concentrated solely in the skin and underlying tissue around the head and neck. They have said that these scanners should not be used on children as they pose a risk for the development of skin cancer.
In addition, these pictures are nude positive images of children not the blurred negatives that you see on the internet. The TSA has finally admitted to storing and transmitting these images. These images can be easily downloaded onto a small USB drive and downloaded onto any computer anywhere presenting the great potential for these images of children to be abused or turned into child pornography.
We call upon the Department of Homeland Security to make this ban effective immediately in order to prevent further damage and harm to children.
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The Ban Airport Full Body Scanners for Children Under 18 As a Primary Screening Measure petition to Department of Homeland Security was written by Michelle and is in the category Civil Rights at GoPetition.