RE: X-rays or Strip Search? -Reply -Reply -Reply -Reply

[Kathleen Kaufman <KKAUFMAN@dhs.co.la.ca.us>]

The unit does NOT see body cavities-it only scans the skin surface. Now
if the dose was significantly increased....

>>> <Glen.Vickers@ucm.com> 12/02/98 01:33pm >>>
perhaps they're concerned about body cavities?...

no further comment.

	-----Original Message-----
	From:	Kathleen Kaufman [SMTP:KKAUFMAN@dhs.co.la.ca.us]
	Sent:	Wednesday, December 02, 1998 2:57 PM
	To:	Multiple recipients of list
	Subject:	Re: X-rays or Strip Search? -Reply -Reply -Reply

	Actually ( & unfortunately!) I have a LOT of experience relative to
prisons
	& know much more about the way they work than the ordinary
person,
	so don't try & lecture me on that issue! The other contraband
items
(&
	remember we're talking about 17 people out of 9,700 scanned)
were
	things like lipstick, not safety issues. A hatpin WILL be detected
by the
	metal scanner, as will any metal object. Prisons can set the
detectors so
	that someone wearing a bra with hooks in the back will set it off.
And
	any person who cannot pass the metal detector test is not
allowed to
	visit. Any more discussion, please email me directly. I think both
of our
	perspectives have been discussed adequately.

	kkaufman@dhs.co.la.ca.us

	>>> Mike Dupray <dupray@gat.com> 12/02/98 09:42am >>>
	More times than not, hat pins and other seemingly benign articles
can and
	are made into lethal weapons and escape equipment. Unless
you've had
	some
	experience with prison inmates and the like, I would think you
would
	excercise some caution about the general publics safety. Xray
	equipment is
	a very effective tool in preventing the introduction of lethal
weapons
	(and
	materials to make such) into the prison systems. If (and they do)
gang
	members can hide razor blades in their mouths what do you think
more
	hardened criminals can dream up??

	I speak from experience. I have friends who work in the prison
system.
	In
	Fresno, Edison High School is fenced in. There are campus police
	(Fresno
	city Police). A few years ago a gangbanger was ordered to kill
my
son
	as an
	initiation. This gang member was, at one time, my sons best friend
in
	elementary school. He brought a gun (found hidden on his
body...guess
	where?) and razor (found inside his mouth upon arrest...at
school)
with
	him
	to school to do in my son. Fortunately somebody ratted him out.
We
got
	him
	before he got us. Do you think it is too intrusive for Xray
equipment to be
	used to prevent this? Do you think the dose is to high to prevent
killing
	and attempted killings? In many inner city schools, this is an every
day
	occurance. Is an Xray for dental or medical work to high?? Is it
okay to
	inject someone with radioactive material to treat/diagnose
disease??
	Cannot
	the same reason for medical uses be applied to prevention of
killings and
	injuries in our schools and the prison system?

	I like the idea of using Xray. got any better suggestions....that
would
	work as well?
	Michael R. Dupray
	Senior Staff Health Physics Technician
	General Atomics
	619-455-3561
	FAX 619-455-3465
	
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