Growing frustration over rigid security measures in airports

http://tidd.ly/ba60f346 How to skip airport security line
SHOTLIST Seattle, Washington - 19 November 2010 1. Wide of passengers in security line 2. Close of Security Checkpoint sign 3. Passengers putting belongings through X-ray machine Chicago, Illinois - 17 November 2010 4. Man going through body scan machine Washington, DC - 22 November 2010 5. Scroll up of National Opt-Out Day website ++MUTE++ 6. Walking shot of Brian Sodergren 7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Brian Sodergren, creator of National Opt-Out Day: "I really don't know what the response is going to be, but I'm happy that the message is getting out there, and that we're finally having a discussion and a debate about how far we are willing to go in terms of privacy and security." Seattle, Washington - 19 November 2010 8. Man walking through airport screening detector 9. Sign at airport screening area for Body Scanning technology Chicago, Illinois - 17 November 2010 10. Woman going through body scan machine Alexandria, Virginia - November 22, 2010 11. SOUNDBITE: (English) Paul Ruden, American Society of Travel Agents: "Well, the worst case is that somebody disrupts a security checkpoint at a busy airport and we've seen in the past, what seemed like very small things in some cases have led to the shutdown of entire air terminals and the evacuation of everyone. And every flight gets delayed for many, many hours and a lot of them get cancelled. We certainly would not want to see that happen because someone is trying to make a point." Dulles Airport, Virginia - 30 October 2010 12. Woman walks into body scan area 13. TSA (Transportation Security Administration) employee looking at body scan on computer 14. Close of body scan on computer Seattle, Washington - 19 November 2010 15. TSA employee patting down elderly woman in wheelchair Washington, DC - 22 November 2010 16. Wide pan from newsroom to Chris Calabrese ACLU spokesman, walking past camera 17. SOUNDBITE: (English) Chris Calabrese, Legislative Counsel, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU): "The TSA is giving people an unpalatable option, a terrible option. You can either get a naked picture of yourself, a virtual strip search or you can go through this really aggressive groping process. Folks are outraged and rightfully so." Seattle, Washington - 19 November 2010 18. Woman getting a security patdown in airport Raleigh, North Carolina - November 22, 2010 19. SOUNDBITE: (English) Roger Koopman, former US Air Force Counter-terrorism officer: ++VIA SKYPE++ "A couple of times I'm even thinking, you know what I should just put boxer shorts on and go through this thing semi-naked. I'm mean, it's just so... and I mean, I'm a military guy and I've been naked with thousands of guys in locker rooms all over the world, so I mean, you know, being touched or whatever doesn't necessarily embarrass me that much, but I blushed, I felt violated when these guys were patting me down." Seattle, Washington - 19 November 2010 20. Wide of security check point at airport 21. Mid of woman getting a security pat down in airport Washington, DC - 22 November 2010 22. Wide of White House Spokesman Robert Gibbs walking into briefing room 23. Cutaway of reporters taking notes 24. SOUNDBITE: (English) Robert Gibbs, White House Spokesman: "Our charge is to do all that we can to protect those that travel, but also to do so in a way that's, as I said, minimally invasive. And that's a balance that we will continue to search for." Seattle, Washington - 19 November 2010 25. Travellers going through airport security checkpoint 26. Wide of line at security checkpoint STORYLINE US President Barack Obama's spokesman, Robert Gibbs, said the government was "desperately" trying to balance procedures that maximise security while minimising invasiveness. You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/96dd2ab7ed27648f3837200b1ec6dec9 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork