"Don't touch my junk" passenger stirs national controversy in airport security

John Tyner refused to go through one of the new body scanners in airports. When he refused, the security said he would have to go through a body pat down, to which Tyner said he was fine with that, as long as no one touched his groin, reports the Guardian.

"If you touch my junk, I'm gonna have you arrested," he said.

Tyner, who didn’t get on the plane that day, was threatened with a civil suit and a fine of $10,000. A week later, the incident has made headlines across the country all the way to Congress. It has even prompted a campaign for travelers to boycott body scanners next Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving, which is the busiest travel day of the year.

Tyner recorded the entire incident using his camera phone, causing the video to go viral. Days later, the head of the Transportation Security Administration, John Pistole, stood before Congress trying to defend the body scanners and new airport security regulations.

Senator George LeMieux said, "I wouldn't want my wife to be touched in the way that these folks are being touched. I wouldn't want to be touched that way."

Pistole recounted that by saying, "I'm not going to change those policies. I think everybody will want to opt for the screening with the assurance that that flight is safe and secure."

What do you think about the body scan and more intense pat downs?