"Following the elderly lady's secondary..." Let's back up a step. Last time I was in the REAL USA, elderly ladies didn't GET "secondaries". By definition, they preclude the affirmed but false "dignity and respect" pledges made to you by TSA.

Which part did you miss?

She was being treated as a lying suspect subject to public display-frisking.

As an American citizen you are ENTITLED to so MUCH better!

That isn't American, no matter what paint job of courtesy and smilies you try to cover it with. Her dignity, respect, rights and constitution were willingly and eagerly crapped on by those anxious to show her how pleasant they are and how this isn't really such a bad thing.

Good lord, people! Grab yourselves by the face and slap hard with the other hand until you wake up!!!