Just one final thought on this issue:

Standing up for passenger rights is never wrong. Standing up for one's rights and asking for professional treatment will never lead to a security lapse or a terrorist attack.

However, not standing up for one's rights or asking to be treated professionally can lead to disastrous consequences, such as bullying, theft of one's property, loss of essential items like medication, being falsely detained and worse.

I fail to understand those shills who claim, in spite of overwhelming and complete evidence all over the net and the media, that the TSA doesn't abuse and if a traveler "shuts up and puts up with the minor inconvenience" that there's no big deal.

Unfortunately it IS a big deal, and will continue to be a big deal, until TSA policies are changed to ensure consistency, professional and courteous treatment, accountability, and removal of bad apples when eregious passenger treatment occur.