John Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 http://www.nwfdailynews.com/news/mother-41324-search-adult.htmlElderly woman asked to remove adult diaper during TSA searchJune 25, 2011 11:09 AMLauren Sage ReinlieDaily NewsA woman has filed a complaint with federal authorities over how her elderly mother was treated at Northwest Florida Regional Airport last weekend.Jean Weber of Destin filed a complaint with the Department of Homeland Security after her 95-year-old mother was detained and extensively searched last Saturday while trying to board a plane to fly to Michigan to be with family members during the final stages of her battle with leukemia.Her mother, who was in a wheelchair, was asked to remove an adult diaper in order to complete a pat-down search.“It’s something I couldn’t imagine happening on American soil,” Weber said Friday. “Here is my mother, 95 years old, 105 pounds, barely able to stand, and then this.”Sari Koshetz, a spokeswoman for the Transportation Security Administration in Miami, said she could not comment on specific cases to protect the privacy of those involved.“The TSA works with passengers to resolve any security alarms in a respectful and sensitive manner,” she said.Weber’s mother entered the airport’s security checkpoint in a wheelchair because she was not stable enough to walk through, Weber said.Wheelchairs trigger certain protocols, including pat-downs and possible swabbing for explosives, Koshetz said.“During any part of the process, if there is an alarm, then we have to resolve that alarm,” she said.Weber said she did not know whether her mother had triggered an alarm during the 45 minutes they were detained.She said her mother was first pulled aside into a glass-partitioned area and patted down. Then she was taken to another room to protect her privacy during a more extensive search, Weber said.Weber said she sat outside the room during the search.She said security personnel then came out and told her they would need for her mother to remove her Depends diaper because it was soiled and was impeding their search.Weber wheeled her mother into a bathroom, removed her diaper and returned. Her mother did not have another clean diaper with her, Weber said.Weber said she wished there were less invasive search methods for an elderly person who is unable to walk through security gates.“I don’t understand why they have to put them through that kind of procedure,” she said.Koshetz said the procedures are the same for everyone to ensure national security.“TSA cannot exempt any group from screening because we know from intelligence that there are terrorists out there that would then exploit that vulnerability,” she said.Weber filed a complaint through Northwest Florida Regional’s website. She said she received a response from a Homeland Security representative at the airport on Tuesday and spoke to that person on the phone Wednesday.The representative told her that personnel had followed procedures during the search, Weber said.“Then I thought, if you’re just following rules and regulations, then the rules and regulations need to be changed,” she said.Weber said she plans to file additional complaints next week.“I’m not one to make waves, but dadgummit, this is wrong. People need to know. Next time it could be you.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alienpi Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 the TSA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowdog Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 If it was a Arab old lady with nothing to live for would this search be ok in your eyes? Discuss? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gidet Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 That's fucked up. Airport searches like that are ridiculous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidgetTodd Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 If it was a Arab old lady with nothing to live for would this search be ok in your eyes? Discuss?Yep I'm all for profiling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowdog Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 Yep I'm all for profiling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disclaimer Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 Arab, American, White or Black... @ 95 yrs old, what really DO you have to live for other than strained baby food and keeping your unappreciative adult children from getting your estate money just a few more months longer...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidgetTodd Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 That depends on if you are Hugh Hefner or not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serpentracer Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 That's fucked up. Airport searches like that are ridiculousmaybe...but that's what everyone wanted back in 01. so there it is. can't bitch about them doing their jobs.the thing is, people know they do this. she doesn't like it, she can take a train...http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43528942/ns/us_news-life/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wht_scorpion Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 That lady old man would of had the diaper on his head Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted June 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 maybe...but that's what everyone wanted back in 01. so there it is. can't bitch about them doing their jobs.the thing is, people know they do this. she doesn't like it, she can take a train...http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43528942/ns/us_news-life/i never knew there was a train that went to hawaii Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disclaimer Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 I heard midget Todd ran a train in Hawaii once.Wait, I think he said they ran a train on him. I don't remember, but regardless, he was smiling a lot when he told the story so I can only assume it was a pleasant experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidgetTodd Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 Wasn't me they don't serve enough pasta over there. I'm not a coconut eater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serpentracer Posted June 27, 2011 Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 i never knew there was a train that went to hawaiiunder water train...duh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted July 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2011 thanks TSA for keeping us safehttp://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/06/man-from-nigeria-flies-to-lax-without-valid-boarding-pass-and-identification.htmlA Nigerian man flew from New York to Los Angeles using an expired boarding pass that belonged to someone else, media outlets reported Thursday morning. Olajide Oluwaseun Noibi reportedly boarded Virgin America Flight 415 at New York's JFK International Airport bound for Los Angeles on Friday. At this time, investigators are suggesting that Noibi is a tourist rather than a terrorist. Noibi apparently went through and cleared the physical screening process, but no one caught the invalid travel documents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buildit Posted July 1, 2011 Report Share Posted July 1, 2011 TSA = Totally Shitty AssholesI love how the TSA can't profile passengers but the hiring process seems to be very sensitive to hiring lots of minorities through profiling the candidates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted July 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2011 TSA = Totally Shitty AssholesI love how the TSA can't profile passengers but the hiring process seems to be very sensitive to hiring lots of hillbillies through profiling the candidates.FTFY.i swear there probably isnt an entire set of teeth in the whole TSA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawi kid Posted July 2, 2011 Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 The word hillbilly is rather offensive to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buildit Posted July 2, 2011 Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 FTFY.i swear there probably isnt an entire set of teeth in the whole TSA.or bar of soap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted July 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 The word hillbilly is rather offensive to me.im sorry... "mountain william" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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