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Kim Zetter
An airline passenger in Florida was on her way to Cleveland for her brother’s funeral when she says she was inappropriately groped by a female TSA worker doing a security patdown.
To demonstrate the invasive touching, she groped a female TSA supervisor, for which she was removed from her flight, arrested and charged with misdemeanor battery.
Carol Price, the passenger, is a former TSA agent herself and says she knows the proper way to conduct a patdown, and what she got from a former co-worker at Southwest Florida International Airport wasn’t proper. According to her attorney, the agent conducted an “extremely inappropriate search” by groping Price’s genitals and breasts.
Just change ‘TSA’ to CFA…’Cop a Feel Admin’…tee hee…I’d join, ESP @ LAX…feel up those Calif. Girls…once on a flight filled with models, saw them searched…eeeyogghhh!!:-)
Posted by Moran b eeghuzzar | June 23, 2012, 4:59 AMWas this that blind Chinese dissident again? What a groper! Did he go, “Wei, wei wei” all the way home?:O
Posted by Moran b eeghuzzar | June 22, 2012, 1:39 PMYummy, yummy, yummy I’ve got love in my tummy!;-)
Posted by Moran b eeghuzzar | June 22, 2012, 1:37 PMThis is clearly an instance where the TSA supervisor abused her position to harass Ms. Price because of a personal conflict. TSA called it violence when Ms. Price demonstrated to the TSA supervisor what had been done to her but refuses to reprimand the supervisor for abusing her authority.
While most pat downs may be in accordance with procedures, some are not. As a former screener Ms. Price knew that the search violated procedure, and appealed to the supervisor. What are her options when there is no complaint venue or means of recourse for abuses of power by screeners except through TSA?
When TSA strip searched three women last December at JFK they initially said these were “in accordance with procedure”, then retracted that statement and apologized to the victims. However, none of the TSA screeners were reprimanded or held liable and the victims were not compensated for their humiliation.
Every other occupation that makes physical contact with the public is accountable for their actions including police, medical personnel and teachers. If the contact exceeds their authority or the power of the position is abused, the victim can prosecute the individual and sue the agency. There are laws to protect citizens from abuses by police for a reason and the same standards should be applied to TSA.
While there is a legitimate need for airport security, it is unacceptable to excuse TSA workers and the agency when they deliberately abuse their position to harass and humiliate people over personal conflicts that have nothing to do with security or regulations.
Posted by Anonymous | June 22, 2012, 7:26 AMPeople don’t realize that ‘strip search’ means examination of yer anus, usually full penetration. Yummy if its a young sexpot female!
Posted by Moran b eeghuzzar | June 24, 2012, 9:43 AM