Are Strip Searches and TSA Pat-Downs Sexual Abuse?

This week, the Supreme Court ruled that it was perfectly within the rights of police officers to strip search every person arrested for every offense, even if they had no reason to believe the arrested person was carrying any contraban. The majority opinion reasoned that strip searching was necessary to protect the…
Another Natural-Haired Woman Gets The TSA Special
"My hair is called an Afro," says Isis Brantley in the video above. The Dallas hairdresser hasn't cut her hair since she was 12 years old. She says it was that hair that led her to be chased down by a TSA guard and subjected to an extra patdown. The TSA claims she left before the full inspection was completed.
The Worst TSA Debacles of the Year (So Far)
The Transportation Security Administration has written itself quite the storied history, especially after they took up more "aggressive" pat-down techniques and full-body scans last fall. Hundred of disturbed flyers later and we're all still annoyed and perhaps even slightly irradiated.
Another Kid Gets A TSA Patdown
In case you were concerned, the TSA remains vigilant in its efforts to protect passengers from bomb-toting tots. Here, an eight-year-old boy gets a patdown — on his way to Disneyland, no less. Luckily, he was found to have no weapons, and the Magic Kingdom could breathe easily for another day.
TSA Groping Is Business As Usual For Women
The TSA's new security procedures are such a nightmare that even Hillary Clinton says she'd avoid them if possible. But in some ways, women are used to this stuff.
The Anti-Groping Lobby's Pantsless Plot
The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg proposes that men wear kilts on a day of protest against new gropey TSA policies. We suppose women could go pantyless, but somehow that seems less like a less effective fuck-you. Still, the dissent is building.
