Outrageous Behaviour by TSA
Oct 23, 2007, 2:17 am
#2
Join Date: Jan 2007
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Sorry for your experience, but....
A quick look over in the Travel Safety/Security forum will show you that this type behavior on the part of TSA employees is far from uncommon.
Unfortunately.
But what does it have to do with United?
Glad you made your flight in the end. ^
Unfortunately.
But what does it have to do with United?
Glad you made your flight in the end. ^
Oct 23, 2007, 2:21 am
#3
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Oct 23, 2007, 5:16 am
#7
Join Date: Jun 2004
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Based on what, age discrimination? I believe the law on that does not apply to you (or me for that matter) as it only kicks in after a certain age. It is perfectly legal to discriminate against the youth, just not the elderly.
But don't take legal advice from me either...I am only 1 step up from a FA because I watch Law and Order!
But don't take legal advice from me either...I am only 1 step up from a FA because I watch Law and Order!
Oct 23, 2007, 5:30 am
#8
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I like your attitude of "really no harm was done" in our over-litigious society. Still, it might be worth a letter to TSA because the screeners' conduct appears to be outrageous. Like all government bureaucracies, TSA has a "civil rights" office (it might be at the DHS level, although TSA does have an office for matters related to screening of passengers with disabilities), and complaints about "civil rights" (in your case, it would be based both on age, because of the comment about people your age not having pacemakers and on disability or medical condition) go right to the top of the list for attention, trumping all of the other legitimate complaints about just plain rude and thuggish behavior from screeners.
To answer another question of yours, the screeners are employed strictly by TSA, so are fully unaccountable except by our political process.
To answer another question of yours, the screeners are employed strictly by TSA, so are fully unaccountable except by our political process.
Oct 23, 2007, 7:40 am
#15
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I like your attitude of "really no harm was done" in our over-litigious society. Still, it might be worth a letter to TSA because the screeners' conduct appears to be outrageous. Like all government bureaucracies, TSA has a "civil rights" office (it might be at the DHS level, although TSA does have an office for matters related to screening of passengers with disabilities), and complaints about "civil rights" (in your case, it would be based both on age, because of the comment about people your age not having pacemakers and on disability or medical condition) go right to the top of the list for attention, trumping all of the other legitimate complaints about just plain rude and thuggish behavior from screeners.
To answer another question of yours, the screeners are employed strictly by TSA, so are fully unaccountable except by our political process.
To answer another question of yours, the screeners are employed strictly by TSA, so are fully unaccountable except by our political process.