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What would you do if it were your kid?

by qeorge 17y ago

tlrobinson 17y ago
I would hope not overreact. She's taking it personally, acting as if her kid is being insulted by being on the watch list. I too am sometimes flagged as being on some kind of list for no apparent reason, and can't check in online. I do not take it as an insult. If it happened more often I might take the time to file the paper work, which is sounds like she finally just did.
- briancooley 17y ago
  I know I'd take it very personally if I had to watch my little girl get frisked every time we boarded a plane, and I think most parents would feel the same. I agree with your point about filing the paperwork, but if the TSA maintains that no kids are on the watch list, why are agents subjecting kids to the process?
  - tlrobinson 17y ago
    I missed the part about him getting frisked... that is pretty ridiculous.
    - qeorge 17y ago
      Yeah the reason.com article didn't highlight that as much as it could have. I can definitely see how you missed it. The original NY Times article has more detail. In particular: The first time he was patted down, at Newark Liberty International Airport, Mikey was 2. He cried. After years of long delays and waits for supervisors at every airport ticket counter, this year’s vacation to the Bahamas badly shook up the family. Mikey was frisked on the way there, then more aggressively on the way home. "Up your arms, down your arms, up your crotch - someone is patting your 8-year-old down like he’s a criminal," Mrs. Hicks recounted. "A terrorist can blow his underwear up and they don’t catch him. But my 8-year-old can’t walk through security without being frisked." http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/14/nyregion/14watchlist.html http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/14/nyregion/14watchlist.html With that context, its a lot easier to understand her frustration.
- dgordon 17y ago
  More people taking injustices personally, no matter how small, is a very good thing. It may be the only way to make a serious dent in them.

What would you do if it were your kid?

by qeorge 17y ago

What would you do if it were your kid?

I would hope not overreact. She's taking it personally, acting as if her kid is being insulted by being on the watch list. I too am sometimes flagged as being on some kind of list for no apparent reason, and can't check in online. I do not take it as an insult. If it happened more often I might take the time to file the paper work, which is sounds like she finally just did.

briancooley 17y ago
I know I'd take it very personally if I had to watch my little girl get frisked every time we boarded a plane, and I think most parents would feel the same. I agree with your point about filing the paperwork, but if the TSA maintains that no kids are on the watch list, why are agents subjecting kids to the process?
- tlrobinson 17y ago
  I missed the part about him getting frisked... that is pretty ridiculous.
  - qeorge 17y ago
    Yeah the reason.com article didn't highlight that as much as it could have. I can definitely see how you missed it. The original NY Times article has more detail. In particular: The first time he was patted down, at Newark Liberty International Airport, Mikey was 2. He cried. After years of long delays and waits for supervisors at every airport ticket counter, this year’s vacation to the Bahamas badly shook up the family. Mikey was frisked on the way there, then more aggressively on the way home. "Up your arms, down your arms, up your crotch - someone is patting your 8-year-old down like he’s a criminal," Mrs. Hicks recounted. "A terrorist can blow his underwear up and they don’t catch him. But my 8-year-old can’t walk through security without being frisked." http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/14/nyregion/14watchlist.html http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/14/nyregion/14watchlist.html With that context, its a lot easier to understand her frustration.
dgordon 17y ago
More people taking injustices personally, no matter how small, is a very good thing. It may be the only way to make a serious dent in them.