Underwire Bras Set Off Metal Detectors In California

[matcom]

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YUBA CITY, Calif. --A taxpayer advocate has complained to Sutter County supervisors that metal detectors at county buildings are so sensitive they are being set off by underwire bras.

Sutter County Taxpayers Association member Roberta Fletcher said the male security guard seemed to enjoy waving the handheld metal detector over her chest.

"It is, at a minimum, for a woman, embarrassing. And at a maximum, it is sexual harassment to hold your arms outstretched while a male officer waves a wand in front of your breasts," Fletcher told supervisors at their meeting Tuesday.

Sheriff Jim Denney said courthouse guards work for the court system, not the sheriff's department, but defended use of the metal detectors.

"That's the nature of the business -- to maintain security," Denney told Fletcher. "I'm not going to answer any more absurd questions."

Fletcher also had little sympathy from board Chairman Larry Munger and other supervisors.

"I don't think it's harassment; it's protection," Munger said.

"Men just don't get it," Fletcher told the supervisors.

http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2006/05/04/bra_sets_off_metal_detector_in_calif?mode=PF

[Hugin]

1. Sounds like it's time for a (wait for it... wait for it...)

STRIP SEARCH!

:7

[Hugin]

2. They may have to take things into... (wait for it... wait for it...)

THEIR OWN HANDS!

*snort*

[Hugin]

3. They should of expected it, after all, they elected The Gropenator.

*my last word on this topic*

[jpgray]

4. Where are the Marx brothers when we need them?

"Don't point those at me, they might go off."

[kay1864]

5. That doesn't sound like a real Groucho quote

Too risqué for the movies, or his TV show. Where did you get it?

[jpgray]

7. He says it in reference to a beard, actually

"Don't point that thing at me, it might go off"

[kay1864]

8. Oh okay, that's a lot less risqué

Movie or TV show?

[jpgray]

9. Pretty sure it was Day at the Races

Come on man, live up to that Groucho avatar! :D

[kay1864]

10. Sorry, falling down on the job...

I think that's the one movie I haven't seen. :P

When I think of Groucho I think of the stateroom scene in Night at the Opera: "Who are you?" "I'm the plumber's assistant" "I had a feeling you might show up"

[Yavin4]

11. Favorite Groucho Line

"How dare you mention the name of a speakeasy without giving me the address first."

[kay1864]

15. Another

(said to Margaret Dumont, of course)

I see us married. I see you in the kitchen, bending over a hot stove. I can't see the stove!

[Oeditpus Rex]

17. 'I'm Professor Wagstaff of Huxley College'

"That means nothing to me."

"Okay, I'll try again. I'm Professor Huxley of Wagstaff College."

"Well, you didn't stay at the other college very long."

[BlueIris]

6. My underwires always set off all metal detectors. Sucks.

If I'm going someplace that has metal detectors, I have to wear another kind of undergarment. I fucking hate having to do that.

[Radical Activist]

12. "while a male officer waves a wand in front of your breasts"

What a great line.

[jpgray]

14. Wand envy at work?

:P

(I kid because it's the lounge--in reality this is patently offensive behavior)

[ThomCat]

13. I used to work security back in college.

I can tell you from personal experience that many of the guys working security get a big kick out of sexually harrassing women. But they don't see it as harrassment. They see it as "a little bit of fun."

They have no incentive to lower the sensitivity of those metal detectors, and they would oppose any effort to do so. It gives them a chance to stare at large breasts, "accidentally" touch them, and maybe even grope them occassionally.

If they had the authority to order strip searches I guarantee they would search women 5 to 1 over men, and attractive women 20 to 1 over less attractive women.

Except for women they don't like. Any woman who dares to not flirt with them would get searched as punishment.

[hunter]

16. If I'm packing plastic explosives in my bra...

I'll be sure it's not the underwire kind.

:silly:

[MissMillie]

18. I knew there ought to be a law banning those things!

:sarcasm:

[kwassa]

19. Don't forget the dangerous Fembots!

from Austin Powers

[Left Is Write]

20. It happened to me once at an airport.

[Sanity Claws]

21. Same here

And the female security officer used more than a wand on me. She actually felt my breasts. It was unreal. I avoid flying to prevent this crap. I've complained about it to others and I always get some Bushbot who's willing to give up her civil liberties for some imaginary safety it buys.