DonDiego's Safety Tip of the Day

AVOID AIRPORT FULL-BODY-SCANS !

In an LVA thread entitled “NO profiling!” over a year ago, in a discussion about airport full-body-scanners suecasey reported:

DonDiego’s apprehension may have been fortunate; he has never been subjected to a full-body-scan.

And now it turns out that perhaps the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has misinformed US citizens and especially Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees, . . . about the safety of the subject devices.

As a result of a lawsuit brought against the DHS for failure to respond to a Freedom of Information Act request from the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) the following facts have been revealed :
• TSA employees have identified cancer clusters [among themselves] allegedly linked to radiation exposure while operating body scanners and other screening technology. However, the agency failed to issue employees dosimeters - safety devices that would warn of radiation exposure.
• The DHS has publicly mischaracterized the findings of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, stating that NIST "affirmed the safety" of full body scanners. NIST stated that the Institute did not, in fact, test full body scanners for safety, and that the Institute does not do product testing.
• A Johns Hopkins University study revealed that radiation zones around body scanners could exceed the “General Public Dose Limit.”
• A NIST study warns airport screeners to avoid standing next to full body scanners.

DonDiego suggests:
__One should always choose the indignity of a full-pat-down in preference to exposure to possible cancer-causing radiation whenever one flies.
__One should always remain skeptical when the Government is assuring one that he is safe.

The body scanners I've seen won't put out enough radiation to make a microbe glow let alone me. Besides, there is NO way they are going to detect cancers from the equipment this soon. It would take decades of exposure to cause cancer.

DD, you may want to take a look at what those limits are before getting alarmed. You get more exposure to cosmic radiation than what their equipment puts out.

DonDiego is not alarmed; he has never been exposed to a full-body-scanner and he never intends to be.

As usual, "the sky is falling" - much ado about nothing. Some people have way too much time on their hands. I can hardly wait for the next bit of inane "information".

Ever been X-Ray'd, stand near a microwave, stand near a cell tower, an antenna, outside at night, and during an eclipse? Any of which will expose you to radiation. You are being exposed to radiation

RIGHT NOW, AS WE SPEAK


Where? That screen your looking at.


Say cheese :-D

They haven't been out long enough for anyone to develop cancer from being “near” them. I suspect they are less carcinogenic than the typical cell phone. Does DD avoid cell phones?

Yes. DonDiego does not use a cellphone.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently classified cellphones as a carcinogenic hazard. Ref: CNN

The WHO declaration has nothing to do with DonDiego's decision; he just doesn't care for or need a cellphone.

Hey! The DHS has said full-body-scanners are safe. An organization called EPIC has to sue the DHS to obtain their safety records regarding full-body-scanners. There are discrepancies between what DHS had reported and, f'rinstance, what John Hopkins University and NIST had told DHS.
DonDiego reported it to interested LVA readers.
That's all.

DonDiego had already concluded he'd opt for a full pat-down instead of a full-body-scan.

If DonDiego had the power to compel malibber and everyone else to not subject themselves to a full-body-scan he would not do so. Everyone can make their own decision.

In fact, DonDiego suggests that malibber make an appointment on his cellphone for a full dental exam with a dentist in a distant city, expose himself to a full-body-scan at the airport, and then request a full set of dental x-rays be taken. Machs nix to DonDiego.

Just remember DD, the next time the sun throws out a solar flare, there IS nowhere for DD to hide to avoid exposure to radiation. Although all of those cell phone transmissions can be something to think about.

DonDiego will put his trust in the Earth's magnetosphere and his aluminum foil hat as he always has, . . . and just enjoy the aurora.

Let's see, which event will make the news headlines 1st......

Someone diagnosed with cancer caused by TSA screenings or inflation.... OR The End of the World !!!!!

Amazing