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Photo of pat-down of baby at KCI goes worldwide
The Kansas City Star ^ | May 10, 2011 | ROBERT A. CRONKLETON

Posted on 05/11/2011 8:28:19 AM PDT by Virginia Ridgerunner

The Rev. Jacob Jester wasn’t trying to start anything.

But when he saw security screeners at Kansas City International Airport patting down a baby — a baby — he took a picture. And then he shared that picture on Twitter.

It went viral, and voila: Jester’s snapshot is the flashpoint of the day in the debate over who should be considered a threat to the flying public.

Not what he intended, Jester said Tuesday, after the image had been picked up by The Drudge Report and the Daily Mail in London, among others, and viewed nearly 300,000 times.

“I thought it was a curious situation,” said Jester, a pastor at a youth ministry in Independence. “I have a son about the same age — 8 months old — and I thought that I would not want that to happen to my own child.”

(Excerpt) Read more at kansascity.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Government; US: Kansas
KEYWORDS: airlinesecurity; baby; kci; screening; tsa; tsapervs
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To: Virginia Ridgerunner
On the outrage at TSA scale, this is not one of the more offensive incidents.

The baby stroller, for some reason, did set off the explosives alarm. I would like to know why, so they can adjust the machine accordingly.

And Islamic jackasses would rig their baby up with a bomb instantly, if they thought it would kill some infidels. Their baby would be whisked up to paradise to sit beside Allah, the pedophile, and for some reason, this creepy mental image pleases them.

A little bit of profiling would have avoided this excercise though.

21 posted on 05/11/2011 8:41:02 AM PDT by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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To: Virginia Ridgerunner
The TSA has caught exactly ZERO terrorists.

I have lost two cans of shaving cream, three tubes of toothpaste, three corkscrews and two pairs of nailclippers.

Feel safe yet? Government is the problem.

22 posted on 05/11/2011 8:41:02 AM PDT by FatherofFive (Islam is evil and must be eradicated)
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To: Cheetahcat

23 posted on 05/11/2011 8:41:22 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Virginia Ridgerunner

The baby must have been leaking classified materials.


24 posted on 05/11/2011 8:41:22 AM PDT by Paleo Conservative
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To: Virginia Ridgerunner
Maybe they thought he was wearing...


25 posted on 05/11/2011 8:41:50 AM PDT by SparkyBass
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To: Rebelbase

I hope he whizzed all over the agent.


26 posted on 05/11/2011 8:42:27 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Virginia Ridgerunner
Our government needs to grow up, forget about hurting a certain 'group's' feelings and start profiling muslims, or we're doomed.


28 posted on 05/11/2011 8:42:56 AM PDT by reagan_fanatic (A communist is just a liberal in a hurry)
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To: dfwgator

LMAO Good One!


29 posted on 05/11/2011 8:43:32 AM PDT by Cheetahcat ( November 4 2008 ,A date which will live in Infamy.)
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To: Virginia Ridgerunner

Teaching them young that they have no rights. Years from now this kid won’t know it isn’t okay.


30 posted on 05/11/2011 8:45:00 AM PDT by ReneeLynn (Socialism is SO yesterday. Fascism, it's the new black. Mmm mmm mmm...)
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To: Cheetahcat

They blow up so fast.


31 posted on 05/11/2011 8:45:00 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Red Badger
“You can’t professionalize unless you federalize.”.

Funny, the government has become so controlling, obese and corrupt, it took two government agents to search the baby...

32 posted on 05/11/2011 8:45:39 AM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: dragnet2

“I’m from the government, and I’m here to help.”...............


33 posted on 05/11/2011 8:46:33 AM PDT by Red Badger (Jesus said there is no marriage in Heaven. That's why they call it Heaven............)
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To: Red Badger

The terrorist gangs win!


34 posted on 05/11/2011 8:47:49 AM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: ClearCase_guy

Israel uses profiling.

When asked what the difference was between El AL security and US air security, an Israeli security official said, “Americans look for weapons. WE look for terrorists.”............


35 posted on 05/11/2011 8:49:07 AM PDT by Red Badger (Jesus said there is no marriage in Heaven. That's why they call it Heaven............)
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To: Cheetahcat

I’m just surprised it wasn’t non-white screeners! They’re usually the ones gleefully patting down and molesting any race but their own. In SF, it’s the Asian screeners, in Oakland, black, etc. I never see anyone but white victims, elderly and young or cute girls, pulled aside.


36 posted on 05/11/2011 8:51:33 AM PDT by Borax Queen
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To: Virginia Ridgerunner
Those who talk about “profiling” miss the point. The government shouldn't be involved at all! Security should be left up to the airlines and airports. They have to pay a price when they do something stupid.

But 99% of Americans are so conditioned to statism that freedom to travel sounds scary.

37 posted on 05/11/2011 8:52:27 AM PDT by Forgotten Amendments (I'd rather be Plaxico Burress than Sean Taylor)
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To: rarestia

The “terrorists” won, and they’re in our own government.
Just like in that movie “V for Vendetta.”


38 posted on 05/11/2011 8:54:37 AM PDT by Borax Queen
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To: Forgotten Amendments

Exactly right. BTTT.


39 posted on 05/11/2011 8:55:22 AM PDT by Borax Queen
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To: Cheetahcat
That baby is a bomb.

I wonder if TSA runs their fingers through a dripping soiled diaper?

Bras and Panties are game.

40 posted on 05/11/2011 8:56:17 AM PDT by PA-RIVER
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