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Hello,
In the news article "More TSA horror stories emerge while agency ponders what to do" it says:
Looks like quite a mess. Feel sorry for the passengers as well as the agents. :-(
Thank you
In the news article "More TSA horror stories emerge while agency ponders what to do" it says:
In the meantime, air-traveler horror stories continue to mount, with some widely spread tales proving to be a fabrications -- or efforts to deliberately get a rise out of airport security agents.
What is the meaning of "to get a rise out of airport security agents"? Does it mean "to provoke them"? Because later it says:
Libertarian activists have taken to provoking run-ins with the TSAin airports and then sharing their stories and videos on the Web.
Later it says:
If you opt out of the scan, you'll get a pat-down instead. You'll trade a fast, invisible, intangible, privacy-protected machine inspection for an unpleasant, extended grope. In effect, you'll be telling TSA to touch your junk.
Does "junk" refer to "privates" here or stuff that you are carrying with you?
Looks like quite a mess. Feel sorry for the passengers as well as the agents. :-(
Thank you