Originally Posted by
Andy1369
I stand corrected.
Sorry if I sounded like I didn't believe you; I did. It's just that I find it hard to believe that even if you talked to them respectfully, they would still SSSS you. I was raised to believe that if you treated people with respect, they would do the same back to you. I'm always nice to TSA officials and most of the time, they return the treatment with a smile. There are some bad apples, though, which seems to be who you described. I'd suggest next time if you get treated that way, report that screener and let your airline know, too.
Sorry you had to go through that. =/
You must have better luck than I. I am always polite but firm. And I get weird accusations, secondaries, accusations. My favorite was when the screener said to her co-worker, "This lady REFUSES to take off her shoes!" ...I had said, "I am disabled, and cannot remove my shoes." The co-worker she said it to, thankfully, just rolled her eyes and was very nice to me after that incident. But the rudeness is more common than not. Maybe if I was always in a wheelchair and did not look very healthy, it would be different.