TSA Puts Off Safety Study of X-ray Body Scanners 233
zokuga writes "ProPublica reports that the TSA is backing off a previous promise to conduct a new independent study of X-ray body scanners used at airport security lanes around the country. Earlier this month, an investigation found that TSA had glossed over research about the risks from the X-rays."
Re:And we're surprised by this? (Score:2, Funny)
Accountability? In Government?
bwahahahahahahahaahaa
Re:meanwhile, Europe bans the farking things. (Score:4, Funny)
meanwhile, Europe bans them. A lot smarter than these fools running the US, g*d damn them.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=europe-bans-x-ray-body-scanners [scientificamerican.com]
You must bring that up.
Can't you just quietly eat your hamburger made with a GMO wheat bun and hormone & antibiotic loaded meat?
Re:Small risk (Score:3, Funny)
Yes, the TSA is currently conducting a large-scale study of the cancer risk involved in standing next to x-ray scanners all day. We expect results in a few decades, maybe sooner.
Re:Of course (Score:5, Funny)
People call me malignant all the time and I hardly ever get X-rayed.