There isn’t much to it but take it. My experience simply begs a question that’s being ignored as to how many times daily this type of incident is occurring.
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From: Racebannon Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 8:03 AM To: J Subject: Re: Personal experience on another flight today.
want to go public with it??
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From: J
To: Racebannon
Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 10:45 PM
Subject: Personal experience on another flight today.
FYI:
I was on United Flight #0966 today. The flight departed on schedule from Los Angeles (LAX) at 7:50AM for a 3:35PM arrival at Dulles International. I wasn’t in the best of moods after being subjected to extra screening “care” by an ambitious TSA agent that just wanted to reach out and touch me (full-body pat down). My wife received the same treatment.
We landed ahead of schedule but were informed, by the cockpit, to stay seated due to several individuals coming aboard. Shortly thereafter, two uniformed law enforcement agents came down the right-hand aisle of our wide-bodied jet to secure possession of a young bearded man who appeared to be of Middle-Eastern descent – big F’ing surprise, right. He was quickly removed, with his carry-on bag, from the plane.
The flight attendant that I questioned would only acknowledge that there was a security issue with this passenger. A few moments later, I noticed that a half dozen plainclothes officers gathered at the gate to review what appeared to be passenger lists, etc. They were soon joined by a ground crew member.
Best,
J
not a joke
They must be upping it, it’s been awhile since they took down a US plane. Maybe they’re promising the next one 100 virgins.
Another airplane incident.
We drive everywhere since Pan Am 800 (1996) and 9/11 (2001). That’s why our cars have so many miles on them. Our dog generally goes with us, and he’s been coast to coast several times over the last 8 years (that’s how long we’ve had him.)
Great they apparently took the potential trouble maker off the plane after it landed.
A couple of years ago my wife and were flying back from Jacksonville, FLA with a layover in Vegas.
This was a few days after the uproar re no liquids on flights.
TSA was all over everyone. I intervened, when they over reacted with a WWII combat fighter pilot that was being miss handled.
Later, when we were on the plane before the take off and asked two young women to leave. The women were a little drunk, loud and protesting the new restrictions.
What we didn’t realize was the rear door was opened by the crew, 4 security people came aboard and escorted two probable MEs off the plane and back out the rear door. Those of us in the front of the plane didn’t know that happened, and most in the back didn’t see the young women being escorted. We found out what happened later at the luggage carousel.
Nothing that I know of was published about the escorting off the probable MEs and the young women in front.
I haven’t flown in a few years....but will this summer...and I’m dreading it.
What was the status of the “ground person” ..??
I was getting ready to board a flight out of Philadelphia the other day and saw something I had never seen before.
The preboarding was taking place when a group of four TSA officials wheeled a metal cart through the crowd and set up an additional security checkpoint right outside the gate. They pulled individuals randomly out of line and started searching their carry on bags.
The first person they pulled out of line was a middle aged, business woman. Come to think of it she kind of looked like Janet Napolitano. Heh.
Has anyone else ever seen this type of additional security scrutiny before?
I am willing to bet that he was released shortly thereafter and was laughing all the way to the mosque!
Sunday, January 03, 2010 5:02:57 PM · 12 of 28 Art in Idaho to goldstategop Here's another reason why profiling matters.
Let me tell you about my New Year's Day flight from Atlanta to Seattle. We're waiting at the gate area and here comes this (what looked like to me) tall American Black women all bedecked out in the usual female Muslim gear, you know, the silk headscarf and covered from neck to ankle with nice looking clothing (I don't know what they call it). Anyway, she waltzes up to the counter, gets a seat assignment, walks around the whole seating area looking for a seat. She had a tad of an attitude but maybe it was just me. The whole crowd looks like, "Oh Jesus, now what do we do?" Then a bearded Sikh guy (fwiw he "felt" okay, but who knows) waltzes up to the counter with his family - anyway he had that Sikh turban thingy on - and gets a seat assignment.
We just so happen were in the last row of the plane, 44, and the Muslim gal was 3 seats ahead of us, the Sikh guy was 2 seats ahead of us on the other side. I'm wondering, did they both get a crotch search? A total cavity search? I knew they hadn't, so it was tension city all the way to Seattle. Did anyone talk with them, interview them, like the Israelis do? I'm sweating bullets when she went to the bathroom. I know Sikhs don't like Muslims, but thought it was maybe a cover. Their proximity bothered me. I'm 65 but was ready to pounce if need be. I honest to God almost didn't get on the plane.
Anyway, we made it, but unless things change, it's just a matter of time until 300 men, women and children get killed. There were a lot of kids on the plane. . .
I didn't know to be alarmed (of course) but I still felt weird....they were strange.
I will never know for sure....but it still creeps me out.