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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.'"

5 of 1,174 comments (clear)

  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. 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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  3. "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.

  4. 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.

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

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