New scanners to reduce need for unpacking at airport security

Plan B: a dog and a metal detector wand.

is currently trial ling its ClearScan scanner

Trial Ling sounds like the name of a Panda.

I never take my laptop out nor any liquids, and I surely do not put liquids in a special bag.

I guess VIP get a different treatment.

And just HOW HARMFUL will all that radiation be to the human body?

Mukashiyokatta, you probably shouldn't go through the scanner, much better to empty your pockets.

I refused to go through their new people scanner at Schiphol and the person working it got really, really upset. I don't do scanners, period. Family history of disease that we haven't figured out. After I refused, and it took a few minutes to be clear I wouldn't go through, got the normal pat down.

As for my stuff going through these scanners - go for it. Certain scanners at my home airport haven't required pulling liquids out for years or perhaps it was the TSA being flippant with their jobs again? Only have to remove shoes in the lines for the masses, not pre-check lines.

I'd much rather see 5-50 trained dogs sniffing everyone than go through $250K/ea scanners that fail to work (or humans fail to interpret). Those machines seem to only help profits for defense contractors. Can't say how many times I've accidentally left a pocket knife in my carry on and not had it flagged. Also have left 10+ knives they found at security. Wish they had a leave-a-knife, pickup-a-knife program at airports. A small knife is just so useful for all sorts of things.