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TSA Makes 4-Year-Old Take Off Leg Braces
Have you heard the one about the airport security screener who made a handicapped and developmentally delayed 4-year-old take off his leg braces and lurch through the metal detector? It's hilarious! The kid has malformed ankles and very low muscle tone in his legs due to being born 16 weeks prematurely. His parents thought he would like to visit Disney World for his birthday, but the kid's custom-made leg braces made the metal detector go off at the airport. The TSA agent refused to let the kid pass until he took off the braces and walked through the machine unaided. This is a joke, right?
...makes me ashamed of my country.
people like you who equate one moron who wasn't even following proper procedure with an entire country make me ashamed we're in the same one.