Marshall McClain, president of the Los Angeles Airport Peace Officers Association, on Monday urged the full implementation of full-body scanners at the nation’s airports following the attempt to bomb Northwest flight 253.
"Testing of whole-body scanners at [Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)] has shown them to be highly effective in keeping dangerous materials off airplanes." McClain said in a statement. "The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) should be allowed to rapidly expand to 100 percent the population of airline passengers screened with the next-generation equipment.”
LAX is one of 19 airports where the technology is being tested. According to McClain, the machines are currently being used with passengers selected for secondary screening.
McClain is satisfied that the TSA has adequately addressed privacy concerns surrounding the use of full-body imagers. McClain said the next generation imaging equipment is necessary because terrorists have turned to using devices with little or no metal.
View the full statement here.
