Bra of mass destruction? More security invasions of privacy.

gimmesometruth27gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 23,303
edited July 2011 in A Moving Train
i can understand the need for security, but is this really necessary?
and before you jump on me, this has been a pattern and there have been other episodes..

why?



Israel PM guards tell women reporters to remove bras

http://news.yahoo.com/israel-pm-guards- ... 52927.html

..Foreign journalists on Friday spoke of their distress after being asked to remove their bras for a security check before being allowed into the offices of Israel's prime minister.

The three women were told by security personnel to undress and take off their bras for x-ray in two separate incidents at the Jerusalem offices of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier this week.

All three complied with the request, despite the distress it caused, in an incident denounced by the Foreign Press Association (FPA) as "unnecessary, humiliating and counter-productive."

Each of the women was taken behind a curtain in the lobby of the entrance hall and patted down before being told to undress, then their bras were passed out in full view of male and female colleagues and security personnel, to be put through an x-ray machine.

Their personal effects were also emptied out in public view and put through the machine.

"The Foreign Press Association strongly condemns the continued harassment of journalists attending media events at the prime minister?s office," a statement from the Tel-Aviv based group said.

"This type of treatment is unnecessary, humiliating and counter-productive."

Sara Hussein, who works for Agence France-Presse (AFP), described the incident as utterly humiliating.

"I can only describe the experience as among the most humiliating in my life," she wrote in a complaint to the FPA. "I have covered meetings of presidents at the White House and not been subjected to anything similar."

Neither of the other two women reporters, both of whom were deeply distressed by the incident, wished to be identified.

All three have filed detailed complaints with the FPA, which is pursuing the matter with the Israeli authorities.

Officials at the prime minister's office refused to comment directly on the two incidents, saying only: "We are aware of the concerns and we are looking into the matter."

In January this year, Netanyahu's security staff came under fire for ordering a pregnant Arab correspondent for Al-Jazeera to remove her bra in order to attend a cocktail event for the press at a five-star hotel in Jerusalem.

The FPA said it was considering whether or not to continue sending its members to events where they risked such treatment at the hands of the premier's security team.

"After repeated appeals and promises by security officials, it appears that the prime minister's office does not have the desire to stop this happening," it said.

"The FPA will begin consulting its members over whether the foreign media should no longer cover events at the PM's office as this is the only occasion where this type of incident occurs."
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  • Jason PJason P Posts: 19,157
    In thinking of the subject objectively, you almost need the to delete any reference to Israel or any other cultures / races / religions.

    With that said, looking at this objectively with letting prejudices affect my thoughts, I would say it goes beyond what would be considered acceptable unless they had detection devices which gave a warning of explosives. I don't think anyone could defend this if the accusations are true.
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  • gimmesometruth27gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 23,303
    They have dogs that sniff for explosive materials. Security in Israel is considered the best in the world in many circles. There is no reason to have these women go through this.
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  • Jason PJason P Posts: 19,157
    They have dogs that sniff for explosive materials. Security in Israel is considered the best in the world in many circles. There is no reason to have these women go through this.
    Agreed.

    But I'm sure Israel have technology better then dogs, and if they made her strip her bra off without have either dogs or tech detect anything, these security personnel need to face sexual assault charges.

    By the way, Gargamel should be paying more attention to what's going on ....

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  • zeuspjzeuspj Posts: 3
    Really...with all the death and injustice going on in the world, you concentrate on this crap? Again, trying to stay non-bias but at least Isreal treats women as equals and allows them in to talk to the Prime Minister unlike most of the neighboring countries. Want to talk about injustice?? Why dont you concentrate on the the way those countries treat their women on a DAILY BASIS!!!
  • gimmesometruth27gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 23,303
    zeuspj wrote:
    Really...with all the death and injustice going on in the world, you concentrate on this crap? Again, trying to stay non-bias but at least Isreal treats women as equals and allows them in to talk to the Prime Minister unlike most of the neighboring countries. Want to talk about injustice?? Why dont you concentrate on the the way those countries treat their women on a DAILY BASIS!!!
    I have discussed that at length in other threads.if you want to discuss it then start a thread about it. Don't derail mine talking about Israel going overboard on security. It is just another reflection of their paranoia.
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  • gimmesometruth27gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 23,303
    Imagine the uproar if Obama made Helen Thomas take off her bra before the daily press briefings. Or imagine if he made Lara Logan do that before the 60 minutes interview from a couple of years ago. There is no reason for it.
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  • mickeyratmickeyrat Posts: 40,285
    Imagine the uproar if Obama made Helen Thomas take off her bra before the daily press briefings. Or imagine if he made Lara Logan do that before the 60 minutes interview from a couple of years ago. There is no reason for it.
    asking Helen to remove her Bra would traumatize the rest of us!!!!


    Seriously,

    the one journalist named has an arabic last name. I wonder what nationality she and the other two are?
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