An active-duty Marine who lost both his legs to an Improvised Explosive Device was humiliated by TSA agents after he was forced to remove his prosthetic legs and was then ordered to stand so agents could inspect his wheelchair for explosives.
The incident prompted Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) to fire off a letter to John Pistole, the administrator of the Transportation Security Administration.
“The Marine, whose prosthetics were exposed, was humiliated,” Duncan wrote. “While I recognize the necessity to appropriately screen passengers, I am concerned by the apparent lack of situational awareness and respect among TSA officers – specifically when it comes to the treatment of war wounded.”...
If I had the extra time to drive, take a train, or whatever, to my destionations, I would never fly again. I find it to be the most stressful mode of transportation ever. So, anyone who needs to fly, on top of everything else, must submit to having what amounts to a nude pic being taken of them or being physically searched. A disgusting, unnecessary, invasion of privacy.
John Yurich USA wrote: It is because they do screenings at airports that I will never take an airplane. I will not be subjected to searches. I don't know why anybody puts up with being searched at airports? They should refuse to take the airplane and instead drive to their destination within the United States or take a boat across the ocean to their destination.
Christopher000 wrote: I heard about this just yesterday. These people and this government is out of control. We are too politically correct to utilize profiling software like Israel does,which, by the way, has worked perfectly for them. Instead, they fondle children, embarrass little old ladies, and treat the disabled worse than a radical Muslim gets treated.
It is because they do screenings at airports that I will never take an airplane. I will not be subjected to searches. I don't know why anybody puts up with being searched at airports? They should refuse to take the airplane and instead drive to their destination within the United States or take a boat across the ocean to their destination.
I heard about this just yesterday. These people and this government is out of control. We are too politically correct to utilize profiling software like Israel does,which, by the way, has worked perfectly for them. Instead, they fondle children, embarrass little old ladies, and treat the disabled worse than a radical Muslim gets treated.
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