TSA Experiences

Andrea · 03-04-2012, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by The Oopster

I have never had any problems in regard to my gender identity and have never been pulled out for any special screening, my id is female and i don't match that gender id at all ... all my pat downs were when i was in a wheel chair and the one time i made a mistake and wore overalls and the metal set off the detector. I had a cane and the person actually was hitting me with the wand in my back.

Did you feel the hitting you with the wand in your back was retaliatory or accidental? Did you say something to the agent or report the incident up the chain of TSA?

apretty · 03-04-2012, 10:52 AM

E and I will be flying together for the first time, Thursday.

I shall post about the experience, after.

The Oopster · 03-04-2012, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Andrea

Did you feel the hitting you with the wand in your back was retaliatory or accidental? Did you say something to the agent or report the incident up the chain of TSA?

I would say neither retaliatory or accidental but more apathetic. The first time would have been accidental but when I repeatedly asked the person to be gentle because i have a bad back and she is hurting me they kept whacking it up against me. I did tell someone but as far as I know no report was filled out at frankly I wasn't feeling well enough that i wanted to stick around for one.

Andrea · 03-04-2012, 08:46 PM

Here is an interesting prospective from a retired FBI agent regarding TSA:

http://gmancasefile.blogspot.com/2012/01/tsa-fail.html

Rockinonahigh · 03-04-2012, 11:24 PM

When I fly to LR I may well be useing my cane to walk with,its a metal one with a silver handle,it's a hollow metal rod and has a heavy duity rubber tip for good floor grip.The handle is solidly fixed but the rubber tip is on tightly but with enough pulling can be gotten off.What should I do about that issue or will there be an issue?

Andrea · 03-05-2012, 08:03 AM

I have no personal experience with TSA and a cane but I have read of others experience on another forum. The postings indicated TSA would ask you to walk through the WTMD or the Backscatter without your cane, while they run it through the x-ray machine. Someone did say one airport had a loner wood cane for her to get through the machines.

Hopefully the airports you will be using have a procedure that works for you.

Andrea · 03-05-2012, 08:13 AM

Good work TSA! /end sarcasm

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/new_jfk_security_breach_PB8L58gzpwjmyqktLHRssN#ixz z1oBpt6RBZ

Andrea · 03-07-2012, 08:40 AM

How to get anything through TSA nude body scanners

03-04-2012, 08:46 PM	#4
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03-05-2012, 08:03 AM	#6
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03-05-2012, 08:13 AM	#7
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03-07-2012, 08:40 AM	#8
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03-04-2012, 10:52 AM	#2
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03-04-2012, 11:24 PM	#5
Rockinonahigh Senior Member How Do You Identify?: stone butch Preferred Pronoun?: makes no diffrence,I know who I am. Relationship Status: single,maybe looking if the right person comes along. Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: shreveport,Louisiana Posts: 4,907 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 4,682 Thanked 14,933 Times in 3,938 Posts Rep Power: 21474856	When I fly to LR I may well be useing my cane to walk with,its a metal one with a silver handle,it's a hollow metal rod and has a heavy duity rubber tip for good floor grip.The handle is solidly fixed but the rubber tip is on tightly but with enough pulling can be gotten off.What should I do about that issue or will there be an issue?