Originally Posted by
eturowski
I know there has been talk of females traveling alone getting targeted for the Scope 'n' Grope, but after I was picked yet again this morning, a lawyer friend suggested that I might be on a local watch list for CMH. Why?
1) I have been selected at CMH 3 out of the 4 times I have been there in 2011
2) My FT handle leaves little guessing as to my identity
3) I post frequently about experiences at CMH
4) I have never been selected at BOS (yet)
Does anyone know if a list like that exists? Is there a clue or signal I should be watching for between the TDC and the (always male) screener who gives me the dreaded, "Are you wearing a belt? Do you have anything in your pockets?" line?
I am just trying to figure out why I am so frequently picked at CMH, and ONLY at CMH. I suppose it is possible that the screeners there are just "exceptional", but really, it is getting old. I get a free grope almost every month!
Does it look like the TDC is checking your name against a list or on some kind of electronic system? I assume you print out your boarding pass at home - does it look marked in some way? If not, you'd pretty much have to be on a list that they're memorized.
Like a couple of other posters, I'm more inclined to think that you are victimized because you are young, attractive, and/or traveling by yourself. It's still odd that you get picked on at CMH, but not BOS - otoh, your sample size is fairly small.
Here's my suggestion: Contact your congressperson. But rather than write a policy complaint, write to his/her nearest local office (check their website) and ask them for help in finding out how to get off the list at CMH because getting groped is upsetting and time consuming. That is, treat is as a "constituent service" problem dealing with a government agency snafu, rather than a policy issue...