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TSA Defends Pat Down of 4-Year-Old Girl

Posted by samzenpus on from the child-ticket-for-security-theater dept.

cosm writes "With public outcry against the TSA continuing to spread, the TSA is defending a recent episode in which a four-year-old was patted down while kicking and screaming at Wichita Airport in Kansas. From the AP article: 'The grandmother of a 4-year-old girl who became hysterical during a security screening at a Kansas airport said Wednesday that the child was forced to undergo a pat-down after hugging her, with security agents yelling and calling the crying girl an uncooperative suspect.'"

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  1. Re:Of course. by davidbrit2 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Personally, I'm at the point where I'd rather take my chances with the alleged terrorists than the TSA.

  2. Re:Of course. by Defenestrar · · Score: 3, Funny

    Think of the children!

  3. In TSA's defense by outsider007 · · Score: 3, Funny

    The grandmother was a 3 oz container of liquid.

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    1. Re:In TSA's defense by Pope · · Score: 3, Funny

      An ugly bag of mostly water?

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  4. On the plus side by Rik+Sweeney · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now that US airports are treating their own citizens as badly as they do foreigners, they can no longer be accused of being racist.

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  5. "Just let strangers touch you, honey" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ok, the new paradigm has arrived and we all need to teach our kids and grandkids that it is OK if strangers touch you...even "down there" because it's for the good of the country.

  6. TSA by amoeba1911 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Keeping you safe from 4 year old girls and their grandmothers since 2001.

  7. Re:What is it? by SJHillman · · Score: 5, Funny

    The agent takes you out to see a movie, buys you dinner and then gets frisky. Without the movie and dinner.

  8. Re:Of course. by mwvdlee · · Score: 3, Funny

    Exactly.
    Terrorists are no longer welcome on our airplanes.
    If you really want to terrorize people that badly, go join the TSA!

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  9. Re:They called her an :uncooperative subject" by roman_mir · · Score: 1, Funny

    Yeah, and if that same candidate also had a sound monetary and economic policy and a sound foreign policy, he would be the top choice of all of the voters regardless of their party denomination.

    Oh wait.

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  10. Re:Of course. by PhilJC · · Score: 3, Funny

    He knew it a long time ago but has since forgotten..

  11. Re:Of course. by archen · · Score: 5, Funny

    We'll just put more security checkpoints before the security checkpoints.

  12. Re:Of course. by nitehawk214 · · Score: 3, Funny

    If you leave a hole, it will be exploited.

    Yeah, by the TSA.

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