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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
by 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 agoI missed the part about him getting frisked... that is pretty ridiculous.
- qeorge 17y agoYeah 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.