The Pros And Cons Of Transportation Security

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With such new enhancements’ to airport security scrutinizing acts are done more often invading passengers privacy. Although these measures are only done to protect passengers new methods could be brought in to be less intrusive. Additional security methods can cause less air travel due to the inconvenience to travelers. New policies and security measures have effected passengers negatively. On September 11th there was an attack were nearly 3,000 people were killed in an organized sequence of terrorist strikes. After such a tragic event, the Transportation Security. Act was created in order to prevent any further attacks and to increase passenger safety. Fast and drastic measures were taken in order for transportation security to be
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Although there is justified reasons body scanners are used hand pat downs should be a tactic instead. Health is an arising concern as a result of alarming amounts of radiation caused by scanners. Passengers’ dispute about the limited options passengers get to choose to be screened by, the legal justifications of being exposed to radiation, and how hand searches could be thrown out since such advance technology is being used.
Passengers opposed to the Transportation Security Administration’s pat downs could argue it violates an air travelers fourth amendment. The fourth amendment states “the right of the people to secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated.” In order to establish less intrusive security measures it is effective to look at what other countries have done. Taking interest in other countries methods could solve a lot of tension between airports and passengers In Jessica Hoff’s article Enhancing Security
While Protecting Privacy she states “while some secirty measures