Assignment 1: Technology: Will It Meet Global Socio-Cultural Approval?

Assignment 1: Technology: Will It Meet Global Socio-Cultural Approval?

Once it is determined that physical security (physical security is the securing of any physical or tangible asset—be it a person, place, or thing) is to supersede all legal, religious, and cultural hurdles, then security personnel can implement culturally sensitive countermeasures and methods to deal with sensitive areas, such as screening the female Muslim passengers by only female officers.

Female passengers will receive a physical pat down and search by female officers only after noninvasive screening by metal detection equipment and chemical compound detection equipment is completed. For example, consider traditional and conservative countries such as Saudi Arabia or Pakistan. As cosmetic surgery is prohibited in these countries, a female passenger exhibiting a recent surgical procedure, such as a breast augmentation, should be given special attention as the extremely dangerous (explosive) compound Triacetone-Triperoxide (e.g., nitroglycerine) can be supplemented as the insert filler.

Submission Details:

By Saturday, April 15, 2017, in a minimum of 300 words, post to the Discussion Area your response to the following:

• Based on the readings, analyze whether electronic screening technologies, such as full body scanning X-rays, be allowed in ultra-conservative societies such as Saudi Arabia and Pakistan?
• Can their religious freedom trump physical security under international or UN laws? Why or why not?