Posted on 04/02/2006 1:45:23 PM PDT by SLB
I'm probably going to make the evening news one of these days anyway. No need to push the date up on purpose.
If we could just install cameras in all restrooms...
"Too bad for her she wasn't a young Middle Eastern male. She would have zipped right through security."
You are so right. And wearing the long loose garb with the shape strange bumps and wires pressing through from underneath. And wearing shoes that are smoking. And wearing a checkered head dress that is ticking. Airport security would have never delayed this person for fear of being accused of profiling or insulting a diplomat.
Much safer to challenge Granny with one foot on a banana peel than some fanatic that can't wait to get to the 40 virgins.
"Supervisors would not tell her the name of the screener who had made boarding her mother so difficult."
I assumed these employees wore picture I.D. badges or at the very least name tags.
I observed a similar incident at Denver the last time I flew into there, 2004.
An old woman with glasses so thick they looked like the bottom of Coke bottles started down the wrong aisle. (Easy to do as they have the 'lobby' roped off with the movie theater barriers. It's easy to get in the wrong one)
Anyway they did everything but strip search her.
As I was leaving Denver , there was one of TSB's finest checking ID's.
He looked at the DL licenses but never looked up to see if the pic and person matched. I never saw him actually look up at the hundreds of people in the line.
I thought about reporting him, but didn't want to make trouble for myself.
My son wants me to fly there to visit him and family. I want to see him but really don't want the hassle of flying into Denver.
It's a heck of a drive from the East Coast.
The plane was still at the gate and I learned by cell phone me seat was still empty, but the door was closed. The United staffer still refused to open the door and let me board - the TSA had made her late for work that day and she wasn't cutting anyone a break.
Still, it's comforting, isn't it, to know the TSA has made us safe from blue-haired grannies in walkers who might, just might, be terrorists.
There was also this redneck who was manning the metal detector like he was leading a game of Simon Says and just generally pulling aside passengers in business suits to scream at.
Flying to Denver from Calgary, Canada. I actually saw a US Customs agent completely flip-out at a Canadian version of a TSA officer. This guy just completely lost it and just walked right on past the screeners.
another passenger told me that she had found a passport and had given it to the US Customs agent who looked up the owner and was taking it to their gate. I certainly hope that US Customs agent didn't get in trouble.
Forgot to put mention the Terminal 6 was at LAX
I can assure you this is not SOP for airport screeners. I have assisted my mother on several occasions both pre and post 9/11 and have NEVER had anything close to this happen. This person or persons should be fired.
Why not just apologize? You WERE wrong.
The demise of the airlines has nothing to do with the TSA. Where do you get your material, Comedy Central?
From the The Letter of Transmittal of the U.S. Constitution, September 17, 1787 as written by George Washington:
The friends of our country have long seen and desired, that the power of making war, peace, and treaties, that of levying money and regulating commerce, and the correspondent executive and judicial authorities should be fully and effectually vested in the general government of the Union: But the impropriety of delegating such extensive trust to one body of men is evident -- Hence results the necessity of a different organization.It is obviously impractical in the federal government of these states, to secure all rights of independent sovereignty to each, and yet provide for the interest and safety of all: Individuals entering into society, must give up a share of liberty to preserve the rest. The magnitude of the sacrifice must depend as well on situation and circumstances, as on the object to be obtained. It is at all times difficult to draw with precision the line between those rights which must be surrendered, and those which may be reserved; and on the present occasion this difficulty was encreased by a difference among the several states as to their situation, extent, habits, and particular interests.
You're 100% correct. I know that people like to talk tough (no offense to those on the thread) but in this type of situation causing a commotion at a security checkpoint could easily get you shot or facing serious federal time.
It sucks but this is what our the party in charge gave us after 9/11.
I'm on your side but no one would lose their job except you after you were hauled off and charged with federal crimes.
These TSA guys are almost untouchable. The worst thing in the world to do is to challenge one of them.
The best thing is to get your things in order before you reach the checkpoint and hope you get through unmolested. I put any metal into the tray (including my belt), never carry change and always wear easy shoes to take off.
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That was rather uncalled for. Did you join up today just to throw insults.
I love it!
Let's face it - when you give these mouth-breathing dullards authority all they know how to do is abuse it - they are not intelligent enough or well-trained enough to do otherwise.
They occasionally see cops and other authority figures throwing their weight around and it's monkey see monkey do. They also resent the affluent people flowing through the airport to jobs, business, vacations while they finish their shift, climb into their Pontiac Sunfire and drive back to the apartment. Elitist? Perhaps but I'm SICK of the TSA.
My favorite question at the airport: "Do you mind if I look through this bag?" Of COURSE I mind you twit! I'm tired of playing unwilling mannequin in your window-dressing 'security' pantomime. Identify the potential troublemakers (we all know who they are) and address the problem rather than treat everyone as a criminal!
Federalize to professionalize - one of this young century's most ironic taglines.
Not only did I see it happen, I egged the TSA agent on to greater outrages, and started yelling suggestions such as "try the ovens" and "Zyklon-B works great!"
I'd like to have seen that beech do that to her. I wouldn't be flying for a while either. I hope they find out who she is and fire her. This is as bad as the 90 year old woman who was raped in Rome Hospital, Rome, NY, by a 45 year old worker. The elderly are certainly not respected in America.
This is why I don't fly. That little B*tch would have had a face full of fist for HER attitude and I would be in jail right now.
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