Originally Posted by chollie

http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/...htmlstory.html

(article is from 2016)



TSA was quite clever. TSA declared 'modified' gropes for children under 13, but since for security reasons they don't disclose the differences, no one can know if a screener followed the published rules or just used his 'screener discretion' to decide how much time to spend rubbing a child's genitals. Further, if you say your child is under 13 but your child doesn't have valid government-issued photo ID to prove it, then the screener has the final say as to whether the child receives a 'modified' grope or the full-on adult experience. The screener would assume the parent was lying about the child's age to sneak something hidden in the child's crotch through security, because nothing could be more suspicious than a parent showing up at the airport with a child who does not have a non-required ID.

It is disturbing that there are multiple reports going back years about screeners taking much more hands-on time with children than adults.