Daughter Speaks Out After TSA Forces Her 95-Year-Old Mother to Remove Adult Diaper

Jean Weber spoke to Gretchen Carlson on Tuesday's America Live about the events that took place when TSA agents forced her 95-year-old, cancer-stricken mother to go through an intense security pat-down before boarding a flight. In the end, Weber says she had no choice but to remove her mother's adult diaper in order to get her through security successfully and to her gate on time.

The passenger's daughter walked Gretchen through the events at the airport, saying that she first removed her mom's shoes, and as she wasn't able to walk through security, agents took her in an airport wheelchair to a separate screening area. This is where they then started patting her down.

"My mother's quite frail, sometimes even touch is painful to her. It was painful for me to watch," Weber said.

From there, they discovered a problem with her mother's adult diaper. TSA agents took her into a private room for more screening before coming out to inform Weber that they had discovered a "wad" that they weren't able to inspect; if her mother wanted to board her flight, she would need to remove it.

Weber said that at this point, her main concern was being able to get her mother to her plane on time. "I'm thinking, 'oh my gosh. This is my mom. She's frail. She needs to make this flight, because to have to wait any longer that day was going to be a hardship for her and her strength.'"

Weber asked the agents if she could remove the diaper. They told her she could, but that she would have to leave security and go to a public restroom to do it, before once again returning through security.

To further make matters worse, Jean said she began crying after seeing what her mother was being put through, which only proceeded to detain her from getting her mother to the plane.

"When I started crying, that triggered security that I might be a type of a risk because I had a 'different behavior,'" Weber said.

Thankfully, her mother has safely arrived to her destination, but Weber won't soon forget this latest trip to the airport.

"I have no problem with someone doing their job; I have a problem with the protocol," she said. "Someone in a wheelchair is the last person who needs to be subjected to a pat-down."

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[TheVMFA333]

cloes the TSA

[Oceanno69]

Hitler would be Proud of TSA!

[Requ1escat1nPACE]

@TheCrf450dude Well done.

[TheCrf450dude]

Those who sacrifice liberty for security deserve neither and lose both)Benjamin Franklin

[247lifted]

TSA = Tyrannized Sexual Assault

[davsatx]

@the82spartans -. behaving like apes? I travel just like everyone else and what I notice is that they are generaly friendly and curteous to people especially the elderly with the exception of the people who act rude and hostile to them, which is I have witnessed many many times.

[davsatx]

@the82spartans -ok about 1-2 years ago male passenger going thru TSA checkpoint with pipe bomb. Why did he have pipe bomb? Who knows, but he had and was caught. How about the hundreds of firearms, ammunition, knives ect. caught every year. Why did these people have them? Again, don't know . But they had them and were caught. As for dogs being better than humans, They obviously are a excellent layer of security, but I find it hard to imagine a dog patting someone down for a gun or knife.

[the82spartans]

@davsatx -- Yeah, zero. Name just one example for us. Just one. You can't because the TSA has not done one thing in stopping a terrorist attack.

Honor system with common sense approach to dealing with terrorists and the occasional nut job. Dogs work better than TSA drones behaving like apes.

[davsatx]

Heres what I'm wondering. She's traveling with her mother who has a need to wear diapers, but yet she does'nt have any spares? Anyone with children knows you ALWAYS have spare diapers.

[davsatx]

@the82spartans --Zero attempts? Really? And how could you possibly know this? Heres an ideal for all the whiners, lets have all the airports use the HONOR system. I'm sure all the terrorist and basic nut jobs would be completly honest.

[3damnkids]

Let's note that the underwear bomber got through with his explosives because they didn't have the procedures and new equipment that they now have. I cannot wait for the day another idiot tries to bring a deadly device through a checkpoint and have it caught by the TSA. Maybe then all of you will shut up and be grateful for those that are there only to protect the passengers and aircraft from harm.

[hofnerman1]

The so called "terrorists" have won and will continue to win providing the ppl of Amerika allow themselves to be the slaves of the "REAL" terrorists.

[the82spartans]

TSA has stopped ZERO terrorist attempts on an airliner but yet are tax payer funded.

Odd.

[zachgre1]

TSA was bad at first and now.

[govhater4]

@Oceanno69 Hitler would not have treated Gemans this way...

[Panchee123]

I swear to God if that were my grandmother or mother I would go apeshit on those perverts

[Panchee123]

fuck the TSA!!! These motherfuckers are perverts through and through!!!!! FUCK!!! CMON AMERICA!!!

[1Guitarslayer]

we got em right where we want em... government cronies elbows deep in geriatric shit

[gogglespizzano1960]

time to break out the big sticks and WACK these assholes right where it hurts......big protests at the airport and MOLEST these assholes and tell them that they work for us and this is part of their daily search check them FOR OUR SAFETY.....maybe if more people deny the bastards and demand their forth amendment rights and fight for themselves it would not happen.....STOP BEING SHEEPLE....!!!!!make a scene ...get arrested fight back......kick some ass ....start the REVOLUTION ALL OVER AGAIN...!!

[ladylordess]

What has America come to?

PROFILING WORKS.

Checking adult diapers does nothing but make people NOT want to travel.

[peptopro17]

the tsa has become terrorists themselves

[cheythebest1]

WHERE DO I FIND A PETITION TO GO BACK TO PROFILE AND HIGH RISK , NOT BEING P.C. , BUT REALISTICALLY , SHE DOES NOT LOOK LIKE SHE WOULD BE LIKELY TO CARRY ON A BOMB.

[RBHchaos]

Another fine example of 'probable cause'..."The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated...".

[winngrider]

I don't understand Gretchen and her buddy Brain on Fox and Friends have expressed their support for the TSA because it keeps their family's safe from

terrorist. Now she interviewing this poor woman about the abuse of her mon.

What a slap in the face.

The law in Texas will do nothing to stop this. If you trip the alarms the TSA can still

do anything they want to you even under the new law.