[JZelle]

Complete story.

[NeilGus]

I had a friend who went to Duke and he said his fraternity snuck a keg of beer into a game using a wheelchair.

[trisham]

The teen's mother, Kim, told the Tampa Tribune her daughter would endure the embarrassment of having to be lifted from her chair, as well as undergo more intensive scrutiny than other fans.

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Interesting. I have sympathy for the girl, but there is public safety to consider.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

The teen's mother, Kim, told the Tampa Tribune her daughter would endure the embarrassment of having to be lifted from her chair, as well as undergo more intensive scrutiny than other fans.

So watch the game at home. Problem solved.

[misterrob]

Bush's fault

[RadioAstronomer]

I would not spend another dime going to a game there. If enough people did this, they may have to rethink this paranoia that seems to have taken over. Just my two cents.

[geezerwheezer]

My only thought is they should have, or create,a special area for their fans who are incapacitated or use a wheelchair for mobility, and have specially trained folks to do the searches in a somewhat private area. I'm all for security, but I'm all for decency and decorum too! I thank God every night that I can still walk, and do not mind if someone who can't walk is shown some special favor to help them enjoy whatever it is they want to do. I have seen crippled people pulled out of their chairs and put on the floor while some yahoo checks out their wheelchair.Then they lift them up like a bag of potatoes and put them back in their chair. Tell me that isn't embarrassing to all involved, and is totally unnecessary to boot!

[Adder]

Seems to me if she got a letter she must be a pretty regular attendee.
One would think they might know her by now. Some quick wanding would be in order for a regular.

Or is she a sleeper terrorist just vaitink til thee time is rrright?[sarc]

A little common sense might go a long way.

As for her mother's comment about more scrutiny than other fans...thats to be expected: she enters with more and different gear than other fans.

[FOG724]

I'd like to see them try and lift you. LOL!

[WoofDog123]

another security reaction to the depressed student who took care to explode himself well away from other people, and kept his spare explosives near him as well, in oklahoma.

[doc30]

ADA vs Patriot Act? Isn't there an requirement for businesses to make reasonable accomodations for the handicapped? [key word: reasonable - what DOES that mean?]

[devane617]

I am in a wheelchair and everytime I travel via Airplane, I get the dreaded "SSSS" on my boarding pass. SSSS means you are selected for a super search and may be subject no only to unpacking all your bags, but removing clothing.

[rockabyebaby]

If this teen doesn't want to be searched the simple solution is stay the hell home, period.

[YouPosting2Me]

According to John Edwards, this truly is Bush's Fault...

John could make her 'walk' given the right stem cell research lines that Bush is blocking!!! /sarc

[mtbopfuyn]

If we give wheelchairs a free pass, terrorists will abandon planes for wheelchairs before you can say ACLU.

[HIDEK6]

I guess Security didn't get the memo that declared the handicapped to be a protected class.

[petercooper]

Is she Islamic?

[corlorde]

A wheelchair-bound teenaged fan of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers is upset new security measures will require her seat cushion to be examined by security staff. Melanie Schuknecht, 17, received a written notice from the Tampa Sports Authority informing of her of the new measure. She was requested to provide information on her disability and a letter from a doctor confirming medical items needed.

Too bad, she's just going to have to deal with it. And yes, I also require the use of a wheelchair. The only issue I have with this whole article is the term, "wheelchair bound." I'm a complete para, and I'm not "bound" by my chair. I can transfer on and off of it very easily.