EU bans naked body scanners because of cancer risk, US continues to coerce travelers through them
(NaturalNews)
The European Commission has issued new guidelines for the use of naked body
scanners at European airports. Only scanners that use millimeter wave
technology, a type of low-energy radio wave that does not cause radioactive
damage, will be permitted for use in the EU -- the backscatter X-ray variety
commonly used in the US will be off limits due to safety concerns.
Unlike the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA), which continues
to insist that the backscatter machines are safe, EU regulators have admitted
that this is not the case. Not only are these ionizing radiation machines now
restricted throughout Europe, but the use of even millimeter wave machines
also continues to remain optional for nation states that choose to use them.
"In order not to risk jeopardizing citizens' health and safety, only security
scanners which do not use X-ray technology are added to the list of
authorised methods for passenger screening at EU airports," says the
commission's press release announcement. "All other technologies, such
as that used for mobiles (sic) phones and others, can be used provided that
they comply with EU security standards."
This approach to public safety is a far cry from the one US regulators are
taking. Even though backscatter X-ray machines are not at all necessary, the
TSA, under the umbrella of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS),
continues to bend over backwards in support of the machines, even when this
includes openly denying the fact that they can cause cancer (http://www.naturalnews.com/030607_n...).
One would think that the US, which is supposed to be the "land of the
free," would be more likely than the EU, which is largely socialist, to
protect its citizens from cancer-causing radioactive devices. But not only
does the EU not force its citizens to go through naked body scanners like the
US does, but it has also now taken a proactive approach to protecting
citizens' health by banning these radioactive devices from airports.
Most Americans seem to have no problem complying with unconstitutional
mandates to walk through radioactive naked body scanners -- in fact, many
still think the procedure is done for their own safety. And as long as the
population at large continues to accept this tyranny in the name of safety
and security, freedom and liberty will continue to rapidly disappear at the
hands of the nation's rogue federal government.