Thanks to would-be shoe bombers and underwear bombers, we now have invasive, virtual- flashing security at airports. So what do we do in anticipation of suppository and tampon bombers?
Two things.
First, let’s look on the positive side. American ingenuity to the rescue. Already there is a Las Vegas-based company, Rocky Flats Gear, that is making tungsten underwear inserts that protect privacy during security screenings. The entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well in America.
Second, let’s not demonize profiling. This is about the protection of lives, not the perpetuation of political correctness. Doing everything we can, including the obvious, to help prevent the horrific from happening. How’s that for a priority?
It seems manifestly evident that those who have sought to bring down planes are not a randomly scattered demographic. No need to act like storm troopers or to embarrass anyone, but let’s not preclude common sense from our arsenal of defense measures.
By the way, those tungsten underwear inserts come in his and hers designs: fig leaf or clasped hands, respectively.