Airport Patdowns
After the October 2010 cargo planes bomb plot, the U.S. increased air passenger screenings, and expanded a new, more thorough pat-down procedure for airline passengers. Chris Calabrese, legislative counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), complained, saying “Americans now must choose between a virtual strip search and a grope”, but declined to say whether the ACLU would file a legal challenge to the new procedure.
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Famous quotes containing the word airport:
“It was like taking a beloved person to the airport and returning to an empty house. I miss the people. I miss the world.”
—Susan Sontag (b. 1933)