It's in Article XI of their "Citizen Harassment Protocols" that they do not release publicly. Whoever insisted on viewing the feeding tube incision definitely got double bonus points in the standings this month.

diamondgirl57, sorry to hear about your cousin.

O/H

Basically they like to think they are either that guy from "Lie to me", or alternatively Patrick Jane from "The Mentalist" :D

diamondgirl57

I am sorry for your situation and wish you peace. My heartfelt sympathy to you and your family.

The worst part is filing a lawsuit is futile, because she'll die before discovery is concluded, which ends the lawsuit. Except for things like wrongful death, torts die with the victim.

Thank you very much, in fact my heartfelt thanks go out to everyone,
for your thoughts and your support.
She is home now, and resting, the flight home was good with a lot of warmth and consideration from the flight attendants.

Take care and be safe and again, thank you.

DG

This reminds me of a few years ago when I was traveling through Seattle and an 85 year old woman in a wheelchair was removed from the wheelchair and held on each arm by a a TSA smurf and "walked" through the scanner separately from her wheelchair. The entire 100 people waiting in line boo'ed.

The TSA smurfs didn't seem to be affected.

They like to think they are fictional television characters? Okay, I can see that.

My father-in-law was required to get out of his wheelchair to hobble through a metal detector after he was discharged from treatment at MDAnderson. I'm guessing they taught DiamondGirl's cousin the same lesson they taught him.

So very sorry for your cousin's illness and for the loss your family is facing.

It occurred to me that they may be doing this so that they won't have to pat down the wheelchair-bound passenger, a practice that often garners as much, sometimes more, chagrin from the observers.

Of course not. "Empathy" and "logic" are characteristics screened out during the TSA hiring process.

I am so sorry to hear about this terrible experience. The really sad thing is that I think they truly believe that they are doing something good. No offense but even you fell for it yourself by saying "I understand why they have to do this."

There is NO reason why they have to do this.

NONE.

A terminally ill woman status post surgery suffering from malignant mesothelioma should be sent through the checkpoint with nothing more than AT MOST a wanding of her person without ANY touching at all. What a total crock.

I am sickened, saddened, but unfortunately I am not shocked.