I wouldn't be surprise if the story has grown a bit but if a TSA employee took the child out of her sight that seems to be a clear violation of TSA protocol.
Had any of the TSA employees listened to the lady they would have permitted removal of the metal clip, rerun through the WTMD and end of story. TSA employees did everything they could to make the situation worse than needed.
I doubt TSA much cares about this kind of thing, otherwise steps would be taken to stop the abuse of travelers.
Well, with her XANAX chemical dependency, she's obviously hysterical and not to be trusted. I just cannot imagine a TSO doing these things:
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The female TSA agent, who had been standing there the entire time said to me, “You need to adjust your attitude and do as you are told.”
The male TSA agent repeated, “I’m going to have to pick him up to inspect him.”
I handed him my son.
I handed him my son and he walked away with my child.
My eyes welled up with tears, I stood up from my chair and I asked the female TSA agent, “Where is he going? Where is he taking my child? Why is he leaving?”
Jackson, while being whisked away looked at the male TSA agent awkwardly and repeated “no no no no.”
I started crying.
The female TSA agent did not answer me.
Obviously she made the choice to voluntarily surrender her son to the gentle care of a man in uniform. If she had only taken the time to educate herself and read all the PV posts, she'd know that it is not TSA policy to harm children.
On the other hand, if 2,000,000 people per day are being processed through TSA, I'd believe things like this would happen frequently. Far more frequently than they'd catch their less than 1-in-five billion terrorist.
(codex57, I do not work for them and I intended snarkiness. In light of the videos in TSA's response, I still think my comment still holds up. I think TSA is far more likely to cause events like this than catch a terrorist. -- me 2009-10-20)
Last edited by Mr. Gel-pack; Oct 20, 09 at 1:30 pm..
Reason: to clarify snarkiness
Well, with her XANAX chemical dependency, she's obviously hysterical and not to be trusted. I just cannot imagine a TSO doing these things:
Obviously she made the choice to voluntarily surrender her son to the gentle care of a man in uniform. If she had only taken the time to educate herself and read all the PV posts, she'd know that it is not TSA policy to harm children.
On the other hand, if 2,000,000 people per day are being processed through TSA, I'd believe things like this would happen frequently. Far more frequently than they'd catch their less than 1-in-five billion terrorist.
Do you work for them?
Just cuz it's "policy", doesn't mean their actual practice isn't to harass and annoy? In this case, however, it was SPECIFICALLY AGAINST POLICY.
And so what if she was on Xanax? TSA needs to treat everyone, including those with disabilities, physical or mental, with respect.
Someone should have screamed "Kidnapping" and the airport police should have put a gun to that male TSA's head. That's one way to make sure those TSA goons remember the proper policy.
I guess when you sign up to be a TSO you leave your humanity behind.
1) If her luggage got stolen are they going to pay?
2) Why are they SO totally disrespectful? What does this have to do with security?
3) Why would you pick up the child and walk off without saying a word? ...?
It is mostly the disrespect thing I don't understand. But then again US Police and TSA seem to have this "I'm better than you" attitude and that whole "respect my authority" meme from southpark.
Must be something to do with the training or the people who sign up (sociopaths?) because police in this country don't act like that... They're humans.
Sounds like SOP for the TSA to me. Just another example of why they need to go. I have taken to printing out all these stories and sending them to my Congressman. I am sure he is getting tired of me.
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Sounds like SOP for the TSA to me. Just another example of why they need to go. I have taken to printing out all these stories and sending them to my Congressman. I am sure he is getting tired of me.
I'm doing the same thing. As a matter of fact, my latest correspondence, the piece by Deirdre Walker, began with "It's me again."
Sounds like SOP for the TSA to me. Just another example of why they need to go. I have taken to printing out all these stories and sending them to my Congressman. I am sure he is getting tired of me.
And I'm sure he has never seen, let alone read, any of them.
Possibly (was not there, have not seen video) the mom was acting like a nut case and the "older gentleman" had the child's immediate safety in mind and took him out of reach. (This assumes this little story is in anyway true)
Possibly (was not there, have not seen video) the mom was acting like a nut case and the "older gentleman" had the child's immediate safety in mind and took him out of reach. (This assumes this little story is in anyway true)
Well, but that doesn't make any sense, because if that were the case it's not like they would have given the child back after she got crazier when they took him away.
Well, but that doesn't make any sense, because if that were the case it's not like they would have given the child back after she got crazier when they took him away.
Exactly
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