Liberty_Mike
10-20-2010, 05:02 PM
I like the Pilot's quote right before the link!
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Memphis pilot who said he's tired of being manhandled by airport security agents is waiting to see if he will lose his job because he refused a full body scan.
ExpressJet Airlines first officer Michael Roberts, 35, was chosen for a full-body scan Friday at Memphis International Airport. Instead of complying or opting for the alternative of a manual pat-down, he said he turned around and went home.
Roberts had gone to the airport to board a flight to Houston. He was then scheduled to fly out of that city.
"I'm not trying to throw down the gauntlet with the federal government per se," Roberts told The Commercial Appeal. "I just want to be able to go to work and not be harassed or molested without cause."
Continued - http://www.rgj.com/article/20101020/NEWS12/101020042
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Memphis pilot who said he's tired of being manhandled by airport security agents is waiting to see if he will lose his job because he refused a full body scan.
ExpressJet Airlines first officer Michael Roberts, 35, was chosen for a full-body scan Friday at Memphis International Airport. Instead of complying or opting for the alternative of a manual pat-down, he said he turned around and went home.
Roberts had gone to the airport to board a flight to Houston. He was then scheduled to fly out of that city.
"I'm not trying to throw down the gauntlet with the federal government per se," Roberts told The Commercial Appeal. "I just want to be able to go to work and not be harassed or molested without cause."
Continued - http://www.rgj.com/article/20101020/NEWS12/101020042