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• RY you are probably right I really dont think it went down that way however I did travel through LAX and went through all the screening and was standing with my buddy next to a very odd looking TSA agent I say odd because the make-up and nails where worth a fortune and the hair do WOW besides this gal would have never passed a physical as she could not run 2 feet without tripping over her belly someone worked on that hair for hours. Well my right foot was 1 inch and this is no exageration over the red tape on the floor and this gal told me I had to walk all the way out and go through the screening process all over again maybe and hours worth of delay at least that is what I made out as she attempted speaking english I think! I asked her if she was kidding and she went off on me told me with her hand on her hip of course I must not want to get on my plane to badly said if I didnt do as she asked I would be arrested her supervisor came over because she was being loud not me, heck I was freaking out thinking she might put me in a head lock or something this gal was out of control. And I had not moved my foot yet, I explained and so did my buddy that we had been standing there for 10 min waiting for the line to move and that is where my foot landed 1" over the tape because we where kinda crowded. And to my surprize she told me I had to go all the out and go back through screening. So we do have some TSA folks that have no business dealing with the public they are not all efficeint proffesionals as they want you to beleive I also had a similar experience in Ohare and Atlanta where the TSA personel gave up big attitude almost in a manner of racial profiling maybe its my body make up or the color of my skin or something or maybe we have created a monster that has no leash and has the right to violate every right you have. I do beleive that is the case simple people with no formal training asked to have ultimate authority over the public. Is this 1939 Germany or what! LC Posted November 20, 2009 12:07 PM
• JFB, I'm sure that it really happened just the way you said it. How TSA screened the grandma and her family, also making the soldier strip down to his pants and t-shirt while some Middle eastern types went through without a 2nd look. I'm sure it happened just the way you say it. You must work for one of the major news outlets because you have the same reporting skills as those reporters. You take a little fact and make up the rest. Tell me this what is the face of the terrorist? what does he or she or look like? RY Posted November 17, 2009 12:17 AM
• TSA, in too many instances, appears to overlook the obvious. On a flight out of Phoenix a few years ago, they physically pulled a very elderly woman (looked like she was in her late 80's) out of her wheelchair and made her stand (she had to be help up by family members and a TSA person) while they ran the wand all over the wheelchair. Her small grandson (about 8 or 9) became very agitated because "they were hurting grandma". Then the TSA personnel made the entire family step aside and be "inspected" by the wand. Also, a U.S. Army soldier had to remove his jacket, belt and shoes to pass through. In the meantime, several very Arabic looking men snickered and went through the gates without even a second look from the TSA personnel. I'm very happy that I was not the same flight as these men. After these incidents, I am definitely a believer in "profiling". jfb Posted November 13, 2009 10:10 AM