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Originally Posted by jolinar of malkshor
Lets forget about the possible side effects of the radiation (and I agree very low dangers). The fact that you have the government shooting x-rays through your body without your consent is much different than having someone wait in a small room to poop. Also, you have to take the person to a hospital, waste time and resources getting into the x-ray room. The x-ray may not even pick up the substance in question. Then you have the privacy issues of x-rays revealing possible medical issues/history of the subject.
IMO using an x-ray is much worse than waiting for someone to drop the kids of at the pool.
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Well, if nothing else, this discussion has taught me a fun new euphemism!
I guess for me it's a personal preference--though I could see either being a violation of privacy if due process were not followed.