Majority of Public Support TSA Body Scans at Airports
Public Divided Over Body Frisks
A recent poll shows nearly two-thirds of those surveyed said they supported the Transportation Security Administration’s use of full-body X-ray scans. But support for the “aggressive” pat-downs was more tepid — just under half of those polled said they were “justified.”
The recent poll showed a 2-1 support for body scans, with 64% in support and 32% opposed. This level of support is down, however, from the 81% support of such scans recorded at the beginning of the month before their use was widely implemented and became a source of controversy.
When it comes to pat-downs for those who turn down the X-rays or fail them, Atlasians were divided. In the poll 48 percent said the procedures are “justified,” while 50 percent said the pat-downs “go too far.”
This poll was taken prior to the recent negotiations between the Fritz Administration and TSA administrators which resulted in implementation of additional training and restrictions on the use of body frisks.
Although the poll repeatedly included the typo of referring to "Americans" instead of "Atlasians", AMPG staff closely reviewed the results and poll methodology and found the numbers were nevertheless correctly calculated.
I will be releasing a poll soon that shows far different numbers