This is a situation that has many different points... A) Yes the grandmother's attitude was biased with those quotes and further highlights why America is in t

This is a situation that has many different points... A) Yes the grandmother's attitude was biased with those quotes and further highlights why America is in this situation in the first place. Americans and terrorists are both made up of people who believe stupid crap and treat others based on those beliefs. This is not a situation we can fix. B) Yes the TSA Agents actually acted like they should have. If I was trying to smuggle something in I would certainly have a kid along to go through security first and then trained such that were my smuggling attempt to fail to attempt some sort of backup plan by running up to me distressed to grab the item from me. So their reaction was entirely smart to re-screen her. This is also not a situation that could be fixed. C) This whole incident further proves that their process is just not going to work like they want it to. On paper its great, but in reality its just not going to fly. When their detection capabilities are reliant upon either shooting X rays or molestation you're going to end up pissing off enough people to get your company voted off the corporate island. This is a situation that we can fix, get rid of a lot of the security theatre and point B and C goes away.