February 21, 2011
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TSA Does It Again
According to THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, the TSA has humiliated another passenger, this time Alaska State representation Sharon Cissna.
"SEATTLE -- An Alaska state lawmaker is returning home by sea after refusing a pat-down search at a Seattle airport, a spokeswoman said.
Rep. Sharon Cissna underwent a body scan as she was preparing to leave Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Sunday and was then required to undergo the pat-down by Transportation Safety Administration officials, said Michelle Scannell, her chief of staff.
Scannell said that TSA called for the pat-down because the scan showed Cissna had had a mastectomy."
TSA officials have declined to comment except to say that they welcome comments from passengers about their screening process. *SPAT* I spit upon them all!!! When will this monstrous intrusion upon our rights come to an end.
I have flown many thousands of miles, yet I will not fly again until TSA is kicked out of our airports and other transportation areas once and for all. We need to bring some sanity back to our systems. In the mean time, I applaud Ms. Cissna for refusing to be further humiliated by the insane process in use at our airports. May she continue to do so in the future.
Comments (2)
:goodjob: Good for her. Why in the world would a mastectomy cause suspicion and need to further undergo a "pat-down?" Protecting those flying and violating should not be synonymous! Thanks for your post. Lisa O'.
With my two new metal knees, God knows what they would do to me
The whole idea of shoe removal and pat-downs is stupid. check out how the Israelis do it. Their world is a lot more dangerous than ours is.
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