Illegal Strip Searches at Reagan National?

[DustMolecule]

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AGAIN AND AGAIN, TSA EMPLOYEES AT REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT -INCLUDING SUPERVISORS-TOLD US THAT PASSENGERS WERE ASKED TO REMOVE THEIR CLOTHING AND EXPOSE THEIR PRIVATE PARTS DURING SECURITY SCREENINGS…A CLEAR VIOLATION OF TSA'S OWN INTERNAL GUIDELINES… OBTAINED BY THE I-TEAM.

TSA Employee: "The look on their face would almost give you the sense that they felt like they were in a sense being raped. In a sense, being victimized and to a certain extent, they were. "

TSA Employee: "That really incensed me that someone felt that they could just put on some gloves and they could just violate someone to that degree."

TSA Employee: "They actually had the passenger remove the clothing that covered the sensitive area and perform a duck walk to see if something would fall out."

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More: http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/1104/190100.html

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:wtf: What the hell is the matter with people? First, the people who were perpetrate such a thing? Secondly, who the hell would actually SUBJECT themselves to this just to ride an airplane somewhere? When are people gonna draw the proverbial "line-in-the-sand" and say ENOUGH!!! You're not gonna do this to me or to other people! It's ABUSE!!! If it doesn't stop here, WHERE WILL IT STOP???
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[Deja Q]

1. The airport is named after Reagan. How could there NOT be a scandal?!

Meanwhile, Tommy Thompson says that our food and water supplies are in danger and this and that.

It's all a load of bunk.

[seabeyond]

2. who the hell would actually SUBJECT themselves to

i absolutely agree with this

6 months after 9/11 off to florida with family, 6:30 in morning, a 5 and 7 year old in toe. i mouthed off. asked how i was doing as i am being scanned, for no reason, i said, this is a bunch of crap. i was told to stay, had a police at my side and a man gets in my face with no other purpose but to intimidate me. in view of my wide eyed children. when i wasnt intimidated, they held boys behind a table and went thru their toys in backpack. cant intimidate mom, go after the kids.

that was years ago. i said the day our men stand back and allow a man to intimidate me for no reason, is the day we sell ourselves out.

i have had no desire to be on a plane since. all can submit themselves to loss of right, i on the other hand will use my car to get to where i want to go, until we start to use reason again

[silverweb]

3. I will not fly again.

Not at all. Not until this abuse stops and sanity is restored.

Fortunately, I don't have to travel much. However, if I do have to go somewhere, I will drive, or take a bus or train -- even if it takes 10 times longer to get where I have to go.

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