Posted on 04/24/2012 9:55:17 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued
Of all the many complaints about airport security and the TSA, one of the most common is that they make little distinction between plausible security threats and passengers unlikely to be doing anything wrong.
And a recent incident in Wichita, Kansas has reinforced that argument, as a four-year-old girl was apparently subjected to a humiliating ordeal after she hugged her grandmother while she was waiting in line.
The girl was accused of having a gun and declared a 'high security threat', while agents threatened to shut down the whole airport if she could not be calmed down.
When asked about the overbearing treatment the girl received, a TSA spokesman did not apologise and insisted that correct procedures had been followed.
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Thank you, D.C. !!
Common sense... How does it work again? ;-)
Bro....we are in treacherous times. Off to the shooting range.
Getting there though. Just gotta get this deck built and I should be able to enjoy the rest of my summer.
Thanks Impy.
It would be interesting to see how this has effected
air travel.
I don’t fly any more and it sounds like a lot of
people have made up their minds that it’s not worth it.
It’s really screwed up that instead of takiing it to
the terrorists it’s the tourist who gets the short end.
9/11 made it easier for terrorist ethnic groups to fly on our airlines. I haven’t flown much in my life, but can’t imagine wanting to now, short of owning and flying my own plane.
I was Bush supporter once and I never supported it, but that doesn’t surprise me.
If I ever fly again I’m gonna make sure my shoes smell really bad so the pig gets a wiff when I’m ordered to take them off so he can look inside for nukes.
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