Confrontation With TSA Agent Leaves Grandpa's Ashes On Floor

TheIndyChannel ^ | 25 June 2012 | TheIndyChannel.com

[Sarajevo]

INDIANAPOLIS -- A man's attempt to bring the ashes of his grandfather home to Indianapolis ended with an angry scene in a Florida airport, with the ashes spilled on the terminal floor.

[Sarajevo]

Excerpted due to copyright restrictions. More at the link.

[Sarajevo]

How much more do we need to take until we start holding these fools government sponsored accountable for their actions? This has gone beyond idiotic.

[RetiredArmy]

This is the reasons I REFUSE to fly. I will not fly for any reason! I had it with them back in 2003. That did it for me. I was finished. If I cannot drive or walk, I don’t go. We just drove 2,000 miles from Alabama to Wisconsin and back. I refuse to fly.

[OrioleFan]

How many Obama government controlled agencies are there now actively trying to destroy various sectors of the economy.

[dinodino]

John Mica needs to disband the TSA.

[Timber Rattler]

Can’t wait to see what Blogger Bob has to say about this...

[sam_paine]

TSA is security theater for sure. Complete waste of time and money.

But on the other hand, if this was Abdul Mohammed Ahmabomber carrying a 3 lb urn of sealed black powder, we’d have been outraged if they didn’t open it and do a residue test on the stuff.

[RightOnline]

I made the mistake of clicking on the link and reading the whole article....now my blood is literally boiling.

[GBA]

Flying, military, commercial or private, has been my life long passion, but I will not fly commercially again.

I'd rather drive now...unfortunately in 2009 some bureaucrat mandated that the car seat headrest angle be changed for whiplash protection which makes the seat excruciatingly painful for long trips.

For my safety, bureaucrats have eliminated flying commercial and made my new truck too painful to drive, while making my state safer for illegal aliens to come here and take my job or take my life while they're driving drunk.

And I'm paying for all of this???

[DuncanWaring]

But the agency's own website says human remains are to be opened under, “no circumstances.”

The TSA investigation will determine that the agent in question did nothing wrong.

[Smokin' Joe]

Mine, too. There is no excuse for that, security theater or not.

[skinkinthegrass]

"But the agency's own website says human remains are to be opened under, “no circumstances.”
"I want an apology,” said Gross. “I want an apology from TSA. I want an apology from the lady who
opened the jar and laughed at me. I want them to help me understand where they get off treating people like this."ain't gonna happen..as RUSH inferred; we are rapidly becoming the NEW Superpower of Stalinistic socialism..
of course; the Democrats cheer for the ruinination of the USofA, while GOP/e is whimpering in the corner.

[Sarajevo]

Blogger Bob? Is he the same TSA stool pigeon that posts with “TSO Carrottop” on the TSA propaganda blog?

[Responsibility2nd]

I’m sorry, but I think John Gross is an idiot.

Who in their right mind would bring the remains of a dead person in as a carry-on?

Has he never been in an airport in the last 10 years?

[Buckeye McFrog]

Personally I would not have published this story.
AQ is sure to read this and a rash of Urn Bombers
sure to follow.

[Sarajevo]

This is the worst excuse for security theatre that I have ever seen, and I have traveled through many countries. The a$$clowns we have in our airports, and those government bureaucrats who support this garbage need to be tarred and feathered. That includes Bush Jr, who signed off on the creation of DHS and TSA.

There is absolutely no excuse for this garbage.

[Sarajevo]

Who in their right mind would bring the remains of a dead person in as a carry-on?

Someone who doesn't trust the thieves that handle baggage.

[nutmeg]

I made the mistake of clicking on the link and reading the whole article....now my blood is literally boiling.

Same here. The TSA agent was laughing at this poor man, trying desperately to recover his grandfather's ashes off the airport floor?? LAUGHING?

This needs to be exposed big time. O'Reilly, Hannity, whatever. The "laughing" TSA agent should be fired immediately.

[Sarajevo]

But on the other hand, if this was Abdul Mohammed Ahmabomber carrying a 3 lb urn of sealed black powder, we’d have been outraged if they didn’t open it and do a residue test on the stuff.

From the link: Gross says about a quarter to a third of the contents spilled on the floor, leaving him frantically trying to gather up as much as he could while anxious passengers waited behind him.

"She didn't apologize. She started laughing. I was on my hands and knees picking up bone fragments. I couldn't pick up all, everything that was lost. I mean, there was a long line behind me."

[USMCPOP]

“She didn’t apologize. She started laughing. I was on my hands and knees picking up bone fragments. I couldn’t pick up all, everything that was lost. I mean, there was a long line behind me.”

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