“Transportation Security Administration inspectors forced a wounded Marine who lost both of his legs in an IED blast and who was in a wheelchair to remove his prosthetic legs at one point, and at another point to stand painfully on his legs while his wheelchair was examined, according to a complaint a congressman has registered with the TSA.”
It’s a sad day when someone fighting for “our freedom” is humiliated and assaulted by government goons in their game of security theater.
TSA harasses a 3 year old girl in a wheel chair going to disneyworld. Girl in tears cries, “I don’t wanna do to Disneyworld!”
Stay classy, America.
Trigger Warning: Journalist Amber Lyon being “patted down” by TSA in the Land of the “Free”.
Reading many accounts of women who have suffered flashbacks to previous trauma because of the TSA just makes me ask, “Why do we have to do all this?” “Is it worth the cost of our freedom?”
Got another free TSA massage this morning after I opted out of the radiation-porno scanner.
The hilarious part? I got beeped going through the metal detector (that NEVER happens because I wear zero metal). I’ve had female friends tell me that they always beep in the detectors, and there are many reports of agents controlling the beep to get a bit of revenge on those who opt out (defend their Constitutional rights).
So off to Chicago via Denver, when we land in Chicago we will rent a car and drive to Racine, WI. I’d appreciate any prayers for the safety of all traveling today.
Opted out of the TSA radiation-porno scanner, got a free massage.
Flying to San Diego tomorrow.
Which means I’m going to do my best to avoid the TSA porno scanner, and say, “Opt out!” If they try and force me to go through it.
Last time Fr. Tom went through the porno scanner and it made me sad. I unknowingly avoided it by being in a different line (that went way faster than his!)
Know your rights! These machines cost 250k+ a pop and just so happen to be peddled by the former head of Homeland Security’s current company. Europe has BANNED these machines because of radiation concerns. They already admit that the machines will cause cancer in an extremely small minority of fliers (TSA has acceptable cancer levels apparently). Plus the machines can’t detect anything you place on your side.
So no porno scanner for me.
More humiliation served up by the goons of the TSA
Forces her to reveal her bandages, destroys one of her saline bags.
Another horror story brought to you by the goons of the TSA
Random agents walking around randomly in the gate area asking to “test” your drinks for explosives.
You know, the drink you overpaid for in the airport food court, in which everything is supposedly screened by the TSA.
How people still don’t see that all this is security theater is beyond me.
Lol, just another example that the TSA is pure security theater and does not improve safety.
Something Obama or Romney will never change.
With more and more stories like this coming out all the time, I don’t see how it can be ignored for much longer.
TSA agents also stole most of her snacks, despite her having letters from her doctor explaining what her feeding tube was, and that her snacks were a medical necessity. They also swabbed her medical tube in searching for “bomb residue”
Americans wanted safety, and all we got was the illusion of safety, the loss of liberty, and, sadly, the loss of our dignity.
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