Scan/grope roundup, afternoon edition
November 16, 2010
Frank@OBOW in Travel News & Regulations

I hate this story:

TODDLER SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

You might think a 3-year-old would whiz through security. A child is non-threatening, wears slip-on shoes, and carries little luggage.

Not the case for Mandy Simon who was passing through security with her dad at the airport in Chattanooga, Tenn.

A TSA employee gave Mandy the pat down and she started screaming and kicking her legs. Her dad, Steve, happens to be a TV reporter and caught 17 seconds of the ordeal on his cell phone. - sfgate.com

 

Speechless. See video at bottom of post follow-ups.

 

Meanwhile, TSA chief says:

… the government is not always ahead of the terrorists and that his agency seeks “the proper mix” between passengers’ rights and protecting airplanes.

“We want to be sensitive to people’s sensitivity to privacy and their being while ensuring that everybody is secure on every flight,” he said.

Pistole told fliers that he is concerned about their safety and privacy and asked them to “work together” with his agency. - ABC

Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.

(Brad)

Update on November 16, 2010 by Registered CommenterFrank@OBOW
Update on November 16, 2010 by Registered CommenterFrank@OBOW

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Update on November 16, 2010 by Registered CommenterFrank@OBOW
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