TSA Experiences

[Andrea]

“He’s Wearing a Diaper!”: TSA Agent Humiliates Cancer Victim

http://www.infowars.com/hes-wearing-a-diaper-tsa-agent-humiliates-cancer-victim/

"A cancer victim who suffers from incontinence was humiliated during an incident last week when a TSA agent loudly announced “he’s wearing a diaper” to waiting travelers, before laughing and subjecting the man to a strip search."

[Andrea]

Reach for the sky! Overzealous Heathrow security officials 'confiscate' Toy Story cowboy Woody DOLL'S miniature gun

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2556586/Reach-sky-Overzealous-Heathrow-security-officials-confiscate-Toy-Story-cowboy-Woody-DOLLS-miniature-gun.html

"With his trademark cowboy boots, cute waistcoat and red neckerchief, little Woody from Toy Story hardly looks like an imposing figure.

But the cowboy doll was apparently branded a terror risk at Heathrow Airport – because it was holding a miniature six-shooter.

A bemused air traveller has claimed on a social networking site that the figure was examined at Heathrow by security staff - who then subsequently confiscated the doll’s tiny firearm."

[Andrea]

TSA Halts Testing on Technology to Screen Passengers' Online Data

http://www.nextgov.com/big-data/2014/03/tsa-halts-testing-technology-screen-passengers-online-data/80065/

"The Transportation Security Administration has called off -- for now -- live tests of technology that would expand background checks on airplane passengers to include analyses of their online presences.

The idea was to have contractors analyze consumer data -- potentially including dating profiles and shopping histories -- on fliers who apply for the voluntary "Pre✓” program. Pre✓, open to all U.S. citizens, lets passengers breeze through dedicated checkpoints without removing shoes, belts, laptops or TSA-compliant liquids after paying an $85 fee and proving their identities."

Bolding mine!

[Andrea]

Not TSA people but airport employees that have passed TSA background checks.

LAX Workers Busted For Stealing from Suitcases

http://gma.yahoo.com/lax-workers-busted-stealing-suitcases-keep-luggage-safe-195314146--abc-news-topstories.html

"The FBI served 25 search warrants and made six arrests Wednesday night at Los Angeles International Airport, accusing workers there of stealing items from travelers' luggage."

[Andrea]

Disabled woman denied flight out of LAX due to expired license

http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/los_angeles&id=9492805

"LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A woman left disabled after a stroke was denied a flight out of Los Angeles International Airport due to an expired driver's license.

Sherry Wright, of Canyon Country, is still upset about the way she and her disabled sister, Heidi Wright, were treated by a Transportation Security Administration official at LAX.

Heidi, 58, suffered a stroke 10 years ago. She is wheelchair-bound and unable to speak.

"He just wanted me to make my sister talk, and I couldn't believe it. I was like, 'Wow, we're going to make a miracle right now,'" said Wright.

Sherry took Heidi to the airport Wednesday for a flight to Phoenix, but they were stopped by the TSA because of the expired license.

"I showed her ID, her social and her DMV papers," said Sherry."

From TSA website (bolding mine):
Adult passengers (18 and over) are required to show a valid U.S. federal or state-issued photo ID in order to be allowed to go through the checkpoint and onto their flight.

We understand passengers occasionally arrive at the airport without an ID, due to lost items or inadvertently leaving them at home. Not having an ID does not necessarily mean a passenger won't be allowed to fly. If passengers are willing to provide additional information, we have other means of substantiating someone's identity, like using publicly available databases.

[Andrea]

TSA Gives Full Body Pat Down to 2 and 6 Year Old Children [VIDEO]

http://www.travelerstoday.com/articles/9588/20140423/tsa-gives-full-body-pat-down-to-2-and-6-year-old-children-video.htm

[Andrea]

TSA supervisor busted for having sex with underage girls in the Dominican Republic

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/tsa-supervisor-busted-sex-underage-girls-dominican-republic-officials-article-1.1786724