"And you will respect my authority!"
Posted on 06/14/2007 12:13:27 PM PDT by FreedomCalls
We're close to letting 20 million 'who knows what' into our nation....
..porous borders for over 6 years AFTER 9/11..
..and all this fuss over a sippy cup.
Tell me this is a joke.
It sound to me like she exacerbated this situation by a few ill advised remarks.
I think that TSA security inspections are simply window-dressing, designed to give us a sense of safety and comfort. The government already knows who the bad guys are and has other ways of tracking and screening them (wishful thinking?).
I agree. Plus, we don’t know about any threats or other intelligence that may have guided the inspectors. We need both sides. I don’t blame this woman at all for being upset, but a lot of people are being inconvenienced these days.
Wow....typing this from DCA right now....not a hint of problems with TSA....today!
You, maam, are an idiot for flying these days. Especially with a child. Especially after being told “no liquids” and thinking your kids sippy cup should be an exception because it is YOU and not a terrorist. “I don’t see why I have to be convenienced just because a few people died in an office building”
You have to endure these rules because you are sheep and willing to endure them in exchange for quick travel.
Some terrorist is watching this and thinking “kid with a sippy cup might work”.
“Some terrorist is watching this and thinking “kid with a sippy cup might work”.”
Nailed it.
Here’s where things turned to worms...
“I demanded to speak to a TSA [Transportation Security Administration] supervisor...”
Lady, the TSA personnel have enough s**t do deal with on an average day without you getting your knickers in a twist and “demanding to speak to a supervisor”. Generally speaking, if you’re pleasant and polite to others, they will be pleasant and polite to you. If you’re going to get in their faces, expect less courteous treatment.
There’s also TSA people who steal from luggage. Caught on camera stealing.
I’ve seen my 68 year old mother prodded and groped as she goes through security checkpoints for domestic air flights. She has a pace maker and is diabetic.
She is relucant to fly as a result of her treatment.
The “non-profile” profile is extreme at times and it seems that some get off on their position of authority.
A 19 month old and a boyfriend, and an inability to follow instructions. You probably ought to find a better poster child.
Ask to speak to someone’s boss and often they will resist. When I tried to complain in Boston at the post office, I was told “I don’t know who my supervisor is”. There have been similar incidents I’ve encourted when working on a matter over the phone.
My teenage daughter was involved in something similar and probably worse. She and some friends were at a local mall early one morning to get breakfast and then shop for Christmas. The day was an optional "make-up" day during finals so they were excused from school.
Mall security harassed and detained them until one of the girls' parents could get to the mall to explain the situation and have them released. She was assured that there would be no further problems so the girls decided to stay to do their shopping.
A short time later, an off duty cop - working security as a second job - accosted them in a store, yelled at them for a couple of minutes, then had them marched down to the security holding area in the basement. There, he proceeded to yell at them some more and threaten them with "juvie hall" because they were supposed to be in school. Needless to say, they were extremely upset.
To make a long story short, they were picked up by a parent and taken home. Then, the other parents and I sent letters to the mall management, mall owners, and the security company. We then arranged a meeting with the mall manager who did his best to weasel out of taking any responsibility for the incident. In the end, the girls were given gift cards as compensation, mall security was instructed in the proper way to deal with non-criminals, and most importantly, the overzealous cop was terminated from the security job.
Make enough trouble for them and you might get action. But since Ms. Emmerson's run-in was with the government, I wouldn't count on it.
Sad state of affairs, but unless I can get there by car or train, I’m not going unless it is an absolute necessity. It’s just not worth it...
Yes, I agree. I find it interesting, and not too encouraging, that she took this story to the press. It does nothing to help the security for the rest of us. All of us are inconvenienced when we travel. Plus, we know that the terrorists possess no value for the lives of children.
Back when cigar lighters were still allowed, I had to summon a supervisor because the TSA worker wanted to confiscate my lighter because it was a ‘torch’. Yes, it was a torch lighter, but still a lighter and not a torch.
The supervisor agreed, esp when I pulled the print of the TSA web site out of my pocket.
So I kept my Colibri lighter and that was the last time it ever flew with me.
Would a terrorist be willing to drink from the sippy cup?
Or was the “spillage” an attempt to pour it all out?
A Muslim would have passed through with no questions.
You got that right.
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