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There's nothing in this video that demonstrates the body scanner failing to pick up on something it should have. Is there an original video associated with this one that demonstrates that?

Here is the original article with video, excluding the airport security camera footage, but with actual description (starting at 0:58):

http://tsaoutofourpants.wordpress.com/2012/03/06/1b-of-nude-...

And then here is the post about the TSA wanting blogs and media to takedown coverage of that post:

http://tsaoutofourpants.wordpress.com/2012/03/08/breaking-ts...

I can attest that some TSA officers secretly do not give 'enhanced patdowns.' 2 weeks ago I flew out of LaGuardia. Both me and my fiance requested an 'opt out.' My experience with the patdown was nothing at all dissimilar from getting patted down by security at the entrance of a music festival. My fiance however was vigorously patted down by a female TSA officer. This makes me wonder whether male TSA officers are less likely to 'touch your junk' when seen in contrast to the female patdown experience.

Both times I've opted out (out of the two I was about to enter a scanner), nobody touched my junk. The TSA officer explained how he would pat me down next, and I think he did the buttocks with the back of the hand, but neither came near the groin.

I don't think TSA officers like touching our junk any more than we do, really... Anyway, luckily I don't have to fly to the US often. I find even taking off my shoes degrading.

Indeed, many TSA officers hate the body scanners and enhanced pat-downs. Before they were implemented, people didn't really "like" the TSA but the complaints were along the lines of "Why do I have to take off my shoes?" or "Your liquids rule is so stupid!" Now the complaints are, "How does it feel to be a child molester for a living," which is entirely a different ballgame for them.

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