Originally Posted by kgkhoury
The TSA is really letting themselves wide open for some big lawsuits...
My 62-year old diabetic and crippled mother was making her way through security at the Anchorage airport when the TSA screener told her that he was going to confiscate her water-packed tuna (sealed in a can) and the sealed small tub of cream cheese she had to go with her bagel. When my mom asked to see a supervisor regarding this decision, the supe backed the screener and also said the following (which would have caused me to make a scene):
"I'll let you keep your insulin but you don't need the food to maintain your blood sugar."
I think the thing that pisses me off the most about this is the presumption of the agent to tell my mom how to manage a disease. When did the requirements for TSA screeners go from a high school diploma to a medical degree???
Comment#1: Does this surprise ANYONE?
Comment#2: The TSA *WILL* end someone's life in the pursuit of "security".
Comment#3: The lawsuit will get dismissed in the name of "national security".
Comment#4: The letters will be responded to with a pedantic form letter lecturing you about the need for inconvenience to maintain security.
I believe the most productive route will be to go after them at the state level for practicing medicine without a license.
This is an atrocity against American Citizens. I can't believbe it's not a violation of the AMericans with Disabilities Act. Surely letting a person on an airplane with tunafish is a reasonable accommodation.
The TSA power trip will continue, kids, until people either stop getting re-elected over this, or until people get elected on a "TSA accountability" platform.
--PP