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[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Ok......I get the spoon would set off the scanner. I get you'd need a strip search......but I'm not getting how having a TSA agent finger your butthole to find a spoon would help.

[–] spongebue@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Uh, that's not exactly what happens when the metal detector goes off but it gives you an opportunity to talk with someone without your parents around. TSA isn't police, but hopefully they can contact police.

That said, parents do get a pretty strong say in where they take their minor children.

[–] VirtualOdour@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Tsa don't take minors into a private room away from their parents

[–] spongebue@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

When did I say anything about a private room? You get a few feet of separation from your parents and a different adult to talk to for a moment. That may be enough of an opportunity.

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

They don't need a strip search to see you have a spoon in your underwear with the scanners they use these days. They can tell what kind of genitals you have in your underwear and which way it's tucked (at least they are technically capable of showing that, they might have pulled back from that due to the backlash about how much they could see). Spoon in the underwear is a specific signal to let authorities know someone is being trafficked and can apply to sex trafficking or kids being brought to countries where they can be married off into an arranged marriage. Not sure how it would work if the parents want to emigrate to Russia. Also not sure how thoroughly they block the arranged marriage thing if both parents are on board.