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

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

Does anyone have any statistics on the number of people Customs strip
searches vs the positive results? I'd be curious to know how accurate
their suspicions are.

kkaufman@dhs.co.la.ca.us


>>> Mark Hanlon <MarkH@nch.edu.au> 12/04/98 06:15am >>>
Michael,

I am not sure of the answer, myself, but don't the ethics of
radiation protection apply equally to criminals and "honest"
citizens ? 

Just how do we know, in advance, who is a
drug-smuggler (who therefore introduces drug-related
risks to the community), and who is innocent but
suspicious ?

The ethics of radiation protection (I understand) require a
net benefit to the individual, or to the community. I am not
sure that this can easily be demonstrated here, although I
suspect the dose is not of great concern.

Mark Hanlon
Radiation Safety Officer,
The New Children's Hospital,
P.O. Box 3515,
PARRAMATTA, NSW, 2124
Australia

Phone 61 2 9845 3324   FAX 61 2 9845 0831

email  markh@nch.edu.au

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