In the days following the terrible attacks of 9/11, the reaction of governments around the world was to implement a range of poorly judged anti-terrorist legislation in the spirit of "making us safer".
Meanwhile, over in Brussels, the European Parliament responded to the attacks in its own, unique way; by ordering six body scanners at a cost of €116,000. They were delivered to the European Parliament buildings in 2005.
An investigation by feisty West Midlands MEP Nikki Sinclaire has, however, revealed that the scanners remain unused in the basement of the Parliament following privacy concerns on the part of MEPs.
Sinclaire notes that: "MEPs led the campaign to stop the use of these machines in the parliament which are in use in 70 airports across Europe including Manchester and London Heathrow. If they are good enough for citizens at such places why do MEPs think they should not be good enough for them".
Well Nikki, it isn't just MEPs that shouldn't have to pass through these scanners - we'd like to see everyone exempted from these intrusive checks.
TheParliament.com has more on this story here.
That was my thought,too.
Posted by: mbt sale | 20/06/2011 at 02:37 PM