Sit, stay, search: An obvious security threat is given the once over by alert TSA agents

The Transportation Security Administration is getting a little frisky. Well, a lot frisky, as in, agents are going to start frisking a lot more people.

All passengers flying into the US may notice additional random searches, pat downs, dogs sniffing luggage and other overly aggressive and completely unnecessary violations of travelers civil rights through out the world — no wonder so many governments agreed to these unnecessary searches.

“The terrorist threat to global aviation is a shared challenge and ensuring aviation security is a shared responsibility,” said US

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. “I commend our many partners around the world who have taken steps to increase their own security measures through deployment of new technology, enhanced information sharing and stronger standards to keep air travel safe.”

TSA will make sure every one is safe from themselves.

Indeed. The enhanced measures will include — but are not limited to — “enhanced security and random screening measures throughout the passenger check-in and boarding process, including the use of explosives trace detection, advanced imaging technology, canine teams, or pat downs, among other security measures,”according to a TSA release.

Naturally, fear peddlers, which is the entire basis of Homeland Security, relish the idea to dig deeper into people’s lives and luggage.  (Check out a complete transcript of the TSA’s Q&A on these security measures.)

And don’t worry, they’re not going to stop there.

Tags: airlines, safety, security, TSA