Florida TSA agent arrested for allegedly attacking 79-year-old passenger at airport

New York Post ^ | 06/25/2025 | Greg Norman

[mewzilla]

Looks like this is the charge...

784.08 Assault or battery on persons 65 years of age or older; reclassification of offenses; minimum sentence.

If so, they're throwing the book at the perp.

Good.

[vespa300]

Good, throw the book at her then throw her in jail. Her throwdown must be punished.

[FlingWingFlyer]

Janiyah huh? Do any Americans work for the “junk checkers”?

[vespa300]

_____While race may be involved specifically here, the abuse by TSA agents is very diverse. ____

Agree, we fly often and the behavior of TSA agents is diverse. In fact, I have gotten to recognize some, usually the friendly ones. They don’t yell or demand or act like power hungry jerks. There’s a really cool one at LAX. White middle age guy......just doing his job and very nice. Always polite.....courteous.

Then there are jerks. Yelling, short with people....crappy looks on their faces. Miserable looking.

I told my wife.....you don’t need the TSA to fly. Just a machine now with technology to make sure you ain’t packing.

[BobL]

“At least they identified the race of the perp”

Actually his mama did. Makes it easy to rule out employment candidates, but perhaps that’s their mamas do that.

[Mercat]

I was just there yesterday. Anyone know the date of the assault?

[Mercat]

Actually, maybe that’s why everyone there was so very very nice. They had had to go through some kindness training.

[TheElectionWasStolen]

There’s no fixing it.

[VAFreedom]

i’d like to see TSA replaced by ICE and use more deadly tactics to detain the passenger who may look like a threat.

[Bon of Babble]

TSA thugs are drunk with power and believe they can do whatever they want to compliant passengers who must submit to their commands.

Flying is such a miserable experience now.

[BikerJoe]

Agree, we fly often and the behavior of TSA agents is diverse. In fact, I have gotten to recognize some, usually the friendly ones. They don’t yell or demand or act like power hungry jerks. There’s a really cool one at LAX. White middle age guy......just doing his job and very nice. Always polite.....courteous.

Then there are jerks. Yelling, short with people....crappy looks on their faces. Miserable looking.

Yeah, there was a really nice asian-looking guy at SFO. Very professional and polite.

Then there was the pr$ck at my home base of PIT. It was right after the start of TSA. I got selected for the "special treatment" in the little room. They wanded me and I lit it up. I knew why...I have a special Lifetime Alumni card made out of brass from my Alma Mater. It was in my wallet. Guy ordered me to take off my belt and I told him, no, the problem is with my wallet. Then he started the whole "are you being non-compliant" crap. Then his supervisor came in and saved the situation.

[Leaning Right]

> Honestly I think it was my age (50+) … <

I’m in the same boat as you. And age has a role in perhaps a way you don’t think. There is a federal law against age discrimination.

I’ve read that some companies will quietly try to avoid hiring older people because of that law. And here’s why. A new, younger employee doesn’t work out. Fire him, and that’s it. But if it’s a new, older employee, the employer can be hit with an age discrimination lawsuit.

So weirdly, the law meant to help older folks can actually hurt them.

[Brandonmark]

Photo not necessary to figure this out!

[NorthMountain]

“She”???

You sure about that?

[antidemoncrat]

Hey, if the victim was white, no crime committed.

[lurk]

Without looking at pics, we know the TSA agent was a girl. And said agent has a name leaning to a certain demographic.

[gloryblaze]

Very interesting.

Sad, too, of course.

[Phoenix8]

I never thought about it like that.

[Phoenix8]

And I guarantee you there is video tape of the attack.

at an airport they probably have cameras even in the restrooms.

[Justa]

A values based culture, not a morals based culture.

Hollywood and MSM have done their job.