Originally Posted by
InkUnderNails
Hang around for a while. You might even come up with something intelligent to add to the discussion.
Because insinuating that their post had nothing intelligent to add is a great way to get them to stick around...
The fact is he does have a point, no one is forcing people to travel by air.
Also like I said before air travel is pretty stressful for those not used to it, with or without the Free TSA gropings people are going to get overstressed and blow things out of proportions.
Am I the only one more disturbed by the casualness by which people use the Emergency Room? To me it should be reserved for those that have life threatening injuries, things like panic attacks or stress should be handled by physicians or specialists.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergen...#United_States
Many U.S. emergency departments are exceedingly busy. A survey of New York area doctors in February 2007 found that injuries and even deaths have been caused by excessive waits for hospital beds by ED patients.[6] A 2005 patient survey found an average ED wait time from 2.3 hours in Iowa to 5.0 hours in Arizona
The emergency department conducts medical clearance rather than treats acute behavioral disorders. From the emergency department, patients with significant mental illness may be transferred to a psychiatric unit (in many cases involuntarily).
To me this means that it should have been: A pat down that ended my wife up in the psychiatric unit.
The Emergency room doesn't Treat acute behavioral disorders.
I fly 2-3 times a year and have encountered nothing very professional TSA agents, I have yet to be groped and have had no issues.
I'm not saying issues don't exist, but fewer people would fly if this was a more common occurrence.
Want to send a statement to the TSA and airlines? Hit them in their pocketbook, don't fly.