The TSA is out of control. Or stupid. Or both. The federal security apparatus decided that a 7-year old girl with palsy was enough of a national threat that she had to endure not one, but two, intrusive molestations from the airport gustapo.
The Daily reports:
With her crutches and orthotics, Dina cannot walk through metal detectors and instead is patted down by security agents. The girl, who is also developmentally disabled, is often frightened by the procedure, her father said.
Marcy Frank usually asks the agents to introduce themselves to her daughter, but those on duty on Monday were exceptionally aggressive, Joshua Frank said, and he began to videotape them with his iPhone.
“And the woman started screaming at me and cursing me and threatening me,” he said.
Eventually, a supervisor decided it was sufficient to inspect Dina’s crutches and allowed the family to leave for the gate.
They were there for an hour before the agents reappeared with a manager to tell them that proper protocol had not been followed, and that Dina had to be screened after all, the Franks said. After initially offering to pat her down at the gate, they insisted she return to the security area, Joshua Frank said.
“So then I got aggravated,” he said.
With Dina now in her wheelchair, Frank raced her across the JetBlue terminal, but by then, the family had missed its plane. The Franks caught a subsequent flight.
These people work FOR US. We do not deserve to yelled at. We do not deserve to be disrespected. They have no right to threaten law abiding travelers. The TSA has to go and needs to be replaced by private airport security. Guaranteed the service and security will be far superior.
America, when are you going to wake up and put an end to this moronic agency?
