Body Scanners for the London Underground 761
Ronald Dumsfeld writes "In a report in the TimesOnline, it is alleged that those lovely see-through-your-clothes scanners are to be installed in London's Tube stations. Part of the UK's Military-industrial complex, QinetiQ stands to make £150,000 to £2 million per station ($260,000 - $3.4 million) with their
Millimetre Wave Imagers."
How about this idea instead? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:woot (Score:2, Funny)
On the Underground? At the right time of day you'll be worrying more about the risk of being crushed by the bodies around you than thinking about who's touching whom.
Re:The perception of security (Score:5, Funny)
I hope they factored in the cost of assembly. People are always forgetting little additional expenses like that.
If bombs are illegal... (Score:4, Funny)
At least (Score:3, Funny)
Re:The perception of security (Score:3, Funny)
You could always just eat them.
Slashdotter are not sympathetic... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:If bombs are illegal... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:The perception of security (Score:4, Funny)
I'am an American, you insensitive clod!
Re:Hype it up! (Score:5, Funny)
I am just so sick of people saying that the United States is irrationally aggressive and paranoid. And if you don't stop calling us aggressive and fearful, I'm gonna break every goddamn bone in your freakin' hands and then strangle a whole litter of puppies. Just as soon as Homeland Security tells me its OK to go outside.
Re:The authorities were BEGGING for this! (Score:3, Funny)
I was hit over a month ago by a hit and run driver. I called the cops, and the old man showed up at the station. I had his plate number, he DID NOT have mine.
He says I cut him off, slammed into him when he tried to pass, and then got ahead of him.
Hmm, then I couldn't have his plate number unless I was telepathic. Guess who the moron cop believed? Not me.
This is one example of many (On the other side of the pond). I don't waste my time with the bastards anymore.
Millimetre Wave Imagers (Score:3, Funny)