TSA Has 95-Year-Old Remove Her Diaper For Screening

Posted by samzenpus on Monday June 27, 2011 @02:02AM from the security-theater dept.

wjcofkc writes "The Transportation Security Administration stood by its security officers Sunday after a Florida woman complained that her cancer-stricken, 95-year-old mother was patted down and forced to remove her adult diaper while going through security. 'While every person and item must be screened before entering the secure boarding area, TSA works with passengers to resolve security alarms in a respectful and sensitive manner,' the federal agency said. 'We have reviewed the circumstances involving this screening and determined that our officers acted professionally and according to proper procedure.'"

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Re:PROFILED by Anonymous Coward · 2011-06-27 02:16 · Score: 5, Informative

Clearly she fits the terrorist criminal profile.
Terrorists aren't complete morons.
A white, pregnant Catholic Irishwoman doesn't fit the terrorist profile either.
And yet, there was a bomb in her luggage, placed by her Jordanian fiancee:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindawi_affair