Recent radiotherapy patients who ride the New York subway systems are tripping the Geiger counters, resulting in humiliating anti-dirty-bomb strip searches.
They said they called New York's terrorism task force for advice and were told that doctors should give patients letters describing the isotope used, its dose and date of treatment. Such letters should also include doctors' phone numbers to allow police to verify the information, the physicians said they were told…
Patients may choose to avoid public transportation to escape the problem, the doctors said.
Last night, at AA Gate 49 at JFK airport, I was told that the seats that the waiting passengers were sitting in would have to be vacated "for safety," which translated into: "In the past 15 months, we have yet to come up with a better place to perform random anal probes than the only seats at this end of the terminal, so you will all have to stand for the next ninety minutes." I was also told that I couldn't sit on the floor against the wall, "for safety." I feel safer already.
(via New World Disorder)
