Interesting that you mention it. “unwarranted and hateful diatribe’s” are the norm here, but usually directed at the TSA and myself. By folks just like yourself. What’s interesting is that you refuse to comment about those now don’t you. In fact, if memory serves, you contribute to them.

I don’t represent the TSA, let’s get that straight. I am a TSO, just as some here are lawyers, doctors, and business people. Does PTravel represent every attorney in the country in your mind? How about caradoc, does he or she represent every doctor? How about Leanne? Are you of the opinion that she represents every mother of a soldier? Imagine just how stupid it would be if you did. But for some reason you seem to think that I represent every member of the TSA, and you believe that is a logical position. Wow.

Leanne asked about facts. OK, here are the facts.

There is no way for the TSA to tell who is and who is not a terrorist. History has shown that anyone can be a terrorist, kids, moms, dads, old, young, whatever. History has also shown that terrorists will use our social mores against us when making their plans. My father sent me a picture the other day of a very old Mexican woman who had been stopped at an ICE checkpoint. She appeared to be fairly normal, until she was screened. She had what appeared to be more than 75 pounds of heroin or cocaine strapped to her body under her clothing. Imagine the damage that could have done had it been semtex.

Leanne has a metal back brace on. WTMD would have been useless. AIT less so, but it still would have required a pat down. A pat down is the only way for a TSO in such a situation to determine that no prohibited items are being introduced into the sterile area. If you know of another way, let’s hear it. Sure they pressed, that’s the job, and it’s required because of the things that can be hidden. There is plenty of information available on the web about what those could be, be a responsible consumer and make the effort to find out about them. From what Leanne said in her little story, she presented the screeners with a fairly complicated problem, one that they did their best in dealing with, and they did with integrity. She knew what she was getting into, she made a choice. Now she wants to complain about it. So, should I feel sorry for someone who has decided to subject themselves to something that they know will cause them pain? She obviously thought that the pain was worth the gain, otherwise she would have made different arrangements. No reason to feel sorry for her there.

Getting back to “unwarranted and hateful diatribe’s”, like I said they are the norm here. Rarely are they supported by anything even close to facts, but that is the nature of diatribes isn’t it. And to write such a comment about my fairly reasonable and rational reply to her diatribe only focus’s attention on your agenda, not the facts. Then again, that also is the norm here.