Reply #10: Strip-searching a 10-year old is just horrendous! [View All]

[JDPriestly]

And totally unnecessary. Generally, a person who knew how to listen to a 10-year old would probably be able to find out whether contraband was hidden on the child without a search strip. Can you imagine? The child would feel molested -- helpless. I remember having to go to the hospital as a child just a little younger than that. I felt violated and frightened by the procedures. By that I mean that I felt that these huge, mean people had taken over control of my body and had caused me pain. I felt helpless, stripped of my integrity and my power over myself. And that was for a good cause -- to improve my health. Can you imagine how that child felt when strip-searched, especially in the intimidating experience of having police officers searching the house she was in. Several of Alito's decisions suggest to me that he has little capacity for empathy. But then, that seems to be a prerequisite for being a right-wing extremist. How could anyone who had empathy for others be a right-winger? Probably couldn't.