Originally Posted by
BearX220
Big mistake, and contrary to established TSA policy (though we all know what happens when TSOs on site are in a "not today" mood). You do not have to go into a private room, and you have a right to have a witness / traveling companion with you to watch the patdown, regardless of age. (You can recruit a stranger from the line if you're traveling alone.).
There is no way a passenger, especially a woman, should submit to a private groping of intimate areas by TSA. Too many cases on the record of assaultive touching tantamount to date rape. This patdown served no security function. It was done solely to upset your daughter. (What kind of sophisticated security question is, "What do you have in your pants?") You want as many witnesses as you can get.
Not according to the ACLU. They claim that if an "anomaly" is detected on the scanner that you will be subejected to a "resolution pat down" which must be done in private with two agents present. They say that this is the pat down .where the groin it touched by the front of the hand. You have a right to request a witness, and should, according to the ACLU. That sounds like is what happened in this case. The ACLU also suggests that the TSA is required to provide a witness if you request one and are traveling alone. Here is a link to their guide:.
http://www.aclu.org/technology-and-l...ptions-airport
I am worried because my medical device would be an anomaly on the scan. I have no doubt that one day I will .go through the scanner, the alarm goes off, and I will be subjected to this. . .