TSA searches underwear and genitalia of woman in wheelchair

On November 26, 2010, a TSA agent at Washington Reagan National Airport searched the underwear and genitalia of woman in wheelchair. The woman had expressed concerns before the search.

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• TSA
• search
• privacy
• constitution
• wheelchair
• airport
• security

[iceblink12]

Flying is not a RIGHT! just because the bill of rights says we have the right to travel freely doesnt mean it encompasses flying. The old lady in a wheel chair?a bit rediculous..i agree. but once you dont search her people will then complain that your profiling because youre not searching everyone equally. Rational people get screened every day because they want to be safe and unfortunately air travel has come to this .Guess what? TSA doesnt want to touch your balls, they want to find a weapon.

[funtala]

@iceblink12 Your right to privacy against unreasonable searches is clearly laid out in the fourth amendment. This amendment doesn't say anything about flying. Please read it and let me know what you think.

The Constitution prevents government from doing things to you, it isn't a list of things you are allowed to do. In fact, the 10th amendment makes it clear that ALL powers not delegated to the US by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are left to the people and the states.

[MathewRusso]

Some idiot on anothe ryhoutube post said that this woman was "practically searched as if by a doctor" and legs spread eagle and genitalia searched. Can someone please tell me where her pants were removd and her genitalia were searched? I guess with all the yelling and screaming and boycotting this woman did, I didn't catch that part.

I'm totally against TSA patdowns--but I'm also against people who make false claims and unstrengthen good cause to stop TSA patdowns.

[funtala]

@MathewRusso Hey, I don't know who said that.. I just recorded it and put it up. The TSA lady *did* search everywhere including the private parts, and I guess the camera didn't get that great of a shot of this at all times, but you had better believe that they were all over her and it was so disgusting that people were watching and shaking their heads. So, I'd say that your point that someone exaggerated somewhere on some internet blog, is pretty much irrelevant to the issue at hand. sidetrack

[DrachensteinUS]

@iceblink12 your balls hang from your chin

[Tzara86]

@ebos89 We're already living like that! There are bombs ready to be deployed at the drop of some big wigs hat if they so choose to. Don't give me that garble about how I would or wouldn't act in a situation. I do not fear death, I fear life without freedom; but I live everyday turning that fear into love for what I have and making choices that do not perpetuate this system.

[xrdxex]

@iceblink12 you're just mad they fingered your ass so hard you cant think now and are emotionally attached

[ebos89]

@Tzara86 lmfao yea say that when a terrorist has a bomb and you as hostage

[longdonginafatthong]

Fuck that !!! I'm never going to America.... Sorry I mean the country formally known as America.

[Tzara86]

@ebos89 If you fly, you're guilty until proven innocent. How many stories have we heard of TSA actually finding anything? It's a breakdown of trust for our fellow men, women and children. I would rather trust everyone and sacrifice my own life getting blown up midair than to have the entire population subject to constant scrutiny.

[ebos89]

@getmorehks spineless worm? you could of just said worm i've never heard of a worm that does have a spine..i'm not in fear of the government i just have common sense

[getmorehks]

@ebos89 another coward sold the live in fear life style from our government. pathetic. land of the free home of the brave. or did you forget? spineless worm go hide in your home and wait for them to tell you its safe to come out if you are afraid.

[ebos89]

i dont care i'd rather have them patdown people then get blown up midair