Meg McLain Singled out by the TSA, Cuffed to a Chair, Her Ticket Ripped up

[wundermaus]

Run time: 14:01 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byZLQHWOvPE   Posted on YouTube: November 11, 2010 By YouTube Member: TheRedacted Views on YouTube: 5401   Posted on DU: November 21, 2010 By DU Member: wundermaus Views on DU: 1103

 
The TSA chose Meg McLain for special screening. They wanted her to go through the new porno-scanners. When she opted out, TSA agents raised an enormous ruckus. When she asked some question about what they planned to do to her, they flipped out. TSA agents yelled at her, handcuffed her to a chair, ripped up her ticket, called in 12 local Miami cops and finally escorted her out of the airport. Listen to her story as she told it on radio show Free Talk Live last night. Things are truly getting scary.

[dennis4868]

1. What's scary is that...

People make a big deal about a stupid pat down....I just went through it and it really is nothing....

[saigon68]

3. Have your six year old child go through it

Have your six year old son have his PENIS examined by a hairy greasy man in a uniform.

[dennis4868]

My child went through it...

Run time: 14:01 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byZLQHWOvPE   Posted on YouTube: November 11, 2010 By YouTube Member: TheRedacted Views on YouTube: 5401   Posted on DU: November 21, 2010 By DU Member: dennis4868 Views on DU: 1103

 
And his penis was not examined....this is a totally overblown issue and polls agree with me...people like to find things wrong with government during tough times and this is just another example of that.

[Trajan]

10. So .... You saw one TSA agent .... in one instance .... in one location ...

And you are sure this is exactly what happens in each and every instance in every single place ??? ...

I don't believe you - Prove it ...

[Ian David]

4. That's because you have very small junk.

I'm kidding!

[saigon68]

11. He has

NO JUNK

[atreides1]

7. That's Because

You are afraid, and are willing to give up your freedom.

When is it enough for people like you?

It's surprising that DU is also a home for those who seem to look forward to a Police State, in order to feel safe.


When does the US Constitution become important enough to lay down your life for?

[dennis4868]

9. Being patted down so that America can...

Protect travelers is considered a police state....my family came from a police state, this is no police state.

[Frustratedlady]

2. It would be interesting to see the party affiliation of protestors.

We are seeing polls in favor and clips of unfavorable incidents. I just wonder if a lot of the protests are to embarrass Obama.

[saigon68]

5. Screw that

embarrass him--- He actually thinks this is a good idea.

Obama: TSA pat-downs frustrating but necessary

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4623005

His daughters don't have their Privates Fondled by hairy apes

[elocs]

6. When somebody spouts banal and stupid drivel like "frustrating, but necessary"

then embarrassment is in order. As a Democrat I am embarrassed to have to hear that and somehow put in a position to defend it when it was simply stupid to have said it.

[BanzaiBonnie]

8. This is about COMPLIANCE

I'm convinced at thsi point that the TSA is now about a power grab. They are all about having a compliant population who will stand still for anything .

[seabeyond]

12. i appears this woman lied. there was another thread when it first came out

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=385&topic_id=524254&mesg_id=524254

in that thread are links to tsa putting out what happened. enough crap is happening. when someone blatantly lies about this, it hurts us all.

[pnorman]

13. This same video showed up on DU a short while ago.

It's solely a telephone interview with her, along with context-free still images. It was more or less debunked later, by actual surveillance camera footage. That may still be in the DU archives, and I'll try to look for it later. But there's an awful lot of "school of minnows" behavior on DU lately, at a time when critical thinking is most needed!

[struggle4progress]

14. meg mclain's story has been thoroughly debunked

the tsa blog posted the airport video together with her radio broadcast

so you can listen to her tale and watch the video both

she's a wingnut liar