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Invisibledwpineal
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No place left to hide drugs with X-ray technology
    #14012407 - 02/23/11 08:57 AM (12 years, 11 months ago)

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/no-place-left-to-hide-drugs-with-x-ray-technology/story-e6frf7l6-1226010971563

No place left to hide drugs with X-ray technology

NEW X-ray technology that can reveal drug smugglers' internal cavities will be trialled at airports under a plan to fast-track security searches.

Legislation before Federal Parliament would enable customs officers to use new body scanners instead of sending suspects to hospital for internal X-rays ordered by a doctor.

Federal police wasted more than 4600 hours in hospital waiting rooms last year because of drug smugglers waiting for scans.

More than 200 people were taken to hospital for internal searches, with almost 50 found to have drugs in their bodies.

Drug couriers captured by Australian authorities at airports last year were carrying a total of 27kg of drugs.

Home Affairs Minister Brendan O'Connor said the scanners would also help innocent travellers.

"The option of an internal body scan will more quickly exonerate the innocent and ensure a minimum of delay for legitimate travellers," Mr O'Connor said.

He said the new X-rays would be used only if suspects agreed to undergo scans.

Mr O'Connor said people carrying drugs inside their bodies could die if bags split or leak, so it was important to check as soon as possible.

Specially trained customs officers would be authorised to screen the alleged smugglers.

Under current laws, an internal X-ray scan can only be done by a doctor at a hospital or surgery centre.

The proposed trial would start later this year, at a date to be set if legislation passes both Houses of parliament.

Mr O'Connor said he understood privacy concerns in relation to internal X-ray use, and the technology would only be used with strict controls, including destruction controls.

There would also be exemptions for pregnant women, people with mental impairments and those under 18.

johnstonm@heraldsun.com.au


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Re: No place left to hide drugs with X-ray technology [Re: dwpineal]
    #14012431 - 02/23/11 09:04 AM (12 years, 11 months ago)

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Federal police wasted more than 4600 hours in hospital waiting rooms last year because of drug smugglers waiting for scans.

More than 200 people were taken to hospital for internal searches, with almost 50 found to have drugs in their bodies.




So it was the fault of the police that they wasted 3450 of those hours, because 3/4 of the suspects were innocent?

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He said the new X-rays would be used only if suspects agreed to undergo scans.




So this expensive project will essentially have no effect? Probably the only people who will agree to such a search are the 3/4 of suspects who are really terrified innocents.


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Re: No place left to hide drugs with X-ray technology [Re: Heffy]
    #14012827 - 02/23/11 10:30 AM (12 years, 11 months ago)

There you go smugglers, the retard, kids and pregnant passagers are you ticket out. Youll need a lot of kids to get 27 kilos through though.


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Re: No place left to hide drugs with X-ray technology [Re: DoDahDay]
    #14012881 - 02/23/11 10:46 AM (12 years, 11 months ago)

great so we won't wait as long for scans, but will be dangerously X-rayed for free? oh how cool :rolleyes:


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Re: No place left to hide drugs with X-ray technology [Re: DoDahDay]
    #14012887 - 02/23/11 10:47 AM (12 years, 11 months ago)

more money wasting coming up!


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Re: No place left to hide drugs with X-ray technology [Re: Run]
    #14013103 - 02/23/11 11:51 AM (12 years, 11 months ago)

How is this safe?

If you travel every day for your job aren't you going to receive tons of radiation?


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Re: No place left to hide drugs with X-ray technology [Re: saxx]
    #14013185 - 02/23/11 12:09 PM (12 years, 11 months ago)

What's it take to prove you're retarded? I can cross my eyes and drool so do I get to skip out on this?


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Re: No place left to hide drugs with X-ray technology [Re: saxx]
    #14013207 - 02/23/11 12:14 PM (12 years, 11 months ago)

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saxx said:
How is this safe?

If you travel every day for your job aren't you going to receive tons of radiation?




Flying at altitude you already catch a lot of rems, and modern x-ray machines use low doses.
This may be wrong but it's not terrible unsafe.


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Re: No place left to hide drugs with X-ray technology [Re: Doc_T]
    #14013276 - 02/23/11 12:33 PM (12 years, 11 months ago)

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Doc_T said:
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saxx said:
How is this safe?

If you travel every day for your job aren't you going to receive tons of radiation?




Flying at altitude you already catch a lot of rems, and modern x-ray machines use low doses.
This may be wrong but it's not terrible unsafe.




Not really 'alot' of rems. What is it, .04?

On second thought, i guess it's not a huge deal. I forgot how little radiation modern machines give out.

But it might add up after while.


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Re: No place left to hide drugs with X-ray technology [Re: Doc_T]
    #14013586 - 02/23/11 01:33 PM (12 years, 11 months ago)

Quote:

Doc_T said:
Quote:

saxx said:
How is this safe?

If you travel every day for your job aren't you going to receive tons of radiation?




Flying at altitude you already catch a lot of rems, and modern x-ray machines use low doses.
This may be wrong but it's not terrible unsafe.




I see too many people takin' things lightly just 'cos they're not directly involved. everything adds up and I think everybody would prefer not to be rayed indiscriminately


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Re: No place left to hide drugs with X-ray technology [Re: cc2]
    #14013687 - 02/23/11 01:46 PM (12 years, 11 months ago)

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cc2 said:
I think everybody would prefer not to be rayed indiscriminately




Agreed


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Re: No place left to hide drugs with X-ray technology [Re: Doc_T]
    #14014794 - 02/23/11 04:22 PM (12 years, 11 months ago)

Waste money, time, prisons and gain nothing.

The AMERICAN way. YEEHAW.


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Re: No place left to hide drugs with X-ray technology [Re: trip forever]
    #14014895 - 02/23/11 04:42 PM (12 years, 11 months ago)

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trip forever said:
Waste money, time, prisons and gain nothing.

The AMERICAN way. YEEHAW.




Hope you're american because I'm getting pretty tired of people pretending their country is so much better.


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Re: No place left to hide drugs with X-ray technology [Re: saxx]
    #14015382 - 02/23/11 06:07 PM (12 years, 11 months ago)

whats more invasive this or a cavity search  im not for this xray machine but they will still do the old fasion search if you seem suspicous. i gess the only real privacy is in your mind i dont think they have brain scans yet...


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Re: No place left to hide drugs with X-ray technology [Re: saxx]
    #14015390 - 02/23/11 06:08 PM (12 years, 11 months ago)

Any figures of radiation exposure should be recognized as government statistics, flawed as those often are.

The numbers they present usually reflect "intended" or "planned" use, and those same numbers don't get adjusted for situations that aren't considered "ideal".

No way I'd let a bunch of government buffoons pass a bunch of radiation through my body for what amounts to no reason at all.


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Re: No place left to hide drugs with X-ray technology [Re: Heffy]
    #14016654 - 02/23/11 09:39 PM (12 years, 11 months ago)

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Heffy said:
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Federal police wasted more than 4600 hours in hospital waiting rooms last year because of drug smugglers waiting for scans.

More than 200 people were taken to hospital for internal searches, with almost 50 found to have drugs in their bodies.




So it was the fault of the police that they wasted 3450 of those hours, because 3/4 of the suspects were innocent?

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He said the new X-rays would be used only if suspects agreed to undergo scans.




So this expensive project will essentially have no effect? Probably the only people who will agree to such a search are the 3/4 of suspects who are really terrified innocents.



Well if you don't agree, you get a strip search with a hand up the ass. Everyone is going to take the x-ray unless they really are smuggling.


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Re: No place left to hide drugs with X-ray technology [Re: Rabid Jelly Bean]
    #14019025 - 02/24/11 09:47 AM (12 years, 11 months ago)

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Rabid Jelly Bean said:
Well if you don't agree, you get a strip search with a hand up the ass. Everyone is going to take the x-ray unless they really are smuggling.




I'm sure to someone a strip search and a hand up the ass is a dream come true.


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Re: No place left to hide drugs with X-ray technology [Re: Valafar]
    #14019062 - 02/24/11 09:58 AM (12 years, 11 months ago)

I'm surprised they're not proposing mandatory strip and cavity searches for all passengers.


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Re: No place left to hide drugs with X-ray technology [Re: Le_Canard]
    #14019575 - 02/24/11 11:57 AM (12 years, 11 months ago)

so basically your telling us (cuz you know they will) there is a need to recruit pregnant women, underage kids and the mentally handicapped to smuggle and swallow heroin/cocaine balloons for mexican cartels...

hey its gonna happen. thanks drug war go ahead and kill some more unborn children. your getting good at it.


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Re: No place left to hide drugs with X-ray technology [Re: grimR]
    #14019784 - 02/24/11 12:41 PM (12 years, 11 months ago)

:whathesaid:

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