Posted on 07/02/2016 5:37:04 AM PDT by HomerBohn
Yet another example of an innocent American attempting to travel by plane in the U.S. (Pic: WREG)
It seems people aren’t just suing the TSA for missing their flights these days.
An 18-year-old partially deaf girl, blind in one eye and with limited ability to walk and talk, spent 17 years of her life travelling between Chattanooga and Memphis for treatment of her brain tumor at a children’s hospital. Her last experience returning home from treatment via the Memphis Airport, however, left her beaten, blooded, and locked up in a Shelby County jail like the potential terrorist the TSA thinks she is.
Via Reason:
When Hannah went through the metal detector at the airport, an alarm went off. Disoriented by the noise, she did not immediately cooperate with TSA agents who asked to conduct further screening.
Shirley Cohen tried to inform the agents about her daughter’s disabilities, she told television station WREG, but airport police kept her away. That’s when the situation between Hannah and the TSA officials became violent:
“She’s trying to get away from them but in the next instant, one of them had her down on the ground and hit her head on the floor. There was blood everywhere,” said [Shirley].
The family is suing for a “reasonable sum not exceeding $100,000 and costs.” Reason reports that when asked about it, (an apparently heartless) TSA spokeswoman responded with, “passengers can call ahead of time to learn more about the screening process for their particular needs or medical situation.”
Oh really? Can they call ahead to learn more about how TSA agents have little to no discernment whatsoever between a suspected terrorist and a scared teen with mental and physical disabilities? Can a traveler call to find out just what kind of abuse they are most likely to receive from TSA thugs if they are already unfortunate enough to suffer from a “medical situation” when they are going to fly on a plane?
Versions of this same story come out of airports so often, the nation has sadly gotten used to this open show of innocent Americans being beaten like slaves at airports.
With all the health problems , now a memory that will make things even worse for this girl.. The USA Government has no compassion for people. The TSA needs to be disbanded and the apes that stand around poking and prodding citizens need to try to get a real job.
Homeland Security's function needs to be assigned to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Too many ABC agencies that overlap.
Our nation and its central socialist government is inherently evil and needs a Donald Trump to clean house.
The TSA is one reason I am taking the train when I can.
One thing for sure is that we have more of our share of those that the lady in pink depicts on this forum.
I’ve never seen a white TSA agent.
This is what I mean when I say that there are far worse things in the world than racism.
Reason #4 why I don’t fly anymore. If I can’t get there by driving, I don’t need to go.
Flight free since Sept. 2002.
By choice.
Should be more than $100k.
Slamming this girls head to the floor did not stop one terrorist Obama has let into the country, or the ones already here.
We will not fly because of the TSA, and we’re getting too old to enjoy road trips.
My Husband and I were talking last night about taking the train from SC to DC for $100, I really want him to see the Smithsonian museums. Make a weekend out of it.
250 years ago a mob of citizens would have beat these damn TSA thugs bloody - which is exactly what they deserve. These sobs are good at brutalizing Americans and useless at detecting criminal jihhadis. WHO WERE THESE PEOPLE? WHAT ARE THEIR NAMES? THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO KNOW!
“Should be more than $100k.”
Yeah, usually they sue for a helluva lot more.
They are going to have substantial lawyer costs.
Seriously? Not ever?
I quit right after TWA-800’s shootdown in 1996, but there’s been a dozen more reasons since, not to fly commercial or private.
TSA — the creation of W.
Ditto.
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