Sunday, November 14, 2010

TSA Porno Radiographs Are Relatively Harmless

Some people are concerned about the health risks of a TSA security porno radiographs. Let's put these scans in perspective.

The probability of dying from radiation from a body scanner and that of being killed in a terror attack are roughly the same, he said. About one in 30 million.
"They're both incredibly unlikely events. These are still a factor of 10 lower than the probability of dying in any one year from being struck by lightning in the United States."

The chances of developing fatal skin cancer from scans OR being killed in a terrorist attack are identical. Statistically you have ten times the risk of being struck by lightning or 1600 times the risk of being killed  in an automobile crash in any given year. 

You ought to be much more worried about dying in an automobile crash than being killed by a terrorist. So why are americans submitting to stripping for the government when they fly?

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