Ban Airport Full Body Scanners for Children Under 18 As a Primary Screening Measure

This petition was published by Michelle on Aug 12, 2010

We, the undersigned, call upon the Department of Homeland Security to ban the use of airport full body scanners on children under the age of 18 as a primary measure of screening.

There is conclusive evidence from studies done by professors at the University of California that the waves emitted from the full body scanners are concentrated solely in the skin and underlying tissue around the head and neck. They have said that these scanners should not be used on children as they pose a risk for the development of skin cancer.

In addition, these pictures are nude positive images of children not the blurred negatives that you see on the internet. The TSA has finally admitted to storing and transmitting these images. These images can be easily downloaded onto a small USB drive and downloaded onto any computer anywhere presenting the great potential for these images of children to be abused or turned into child pornography.

We call upon the Department of Homeland Security to make this ban effective immediately in order to prevent further damage and harm to children.

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