Posted on 11/20/2010 7:14:06 PM PST by kara37
The battle will eventually shift from the passengers to the airlines themselves Southwest has already made some statements in which they said point-blank, they’re not happy with their passengers getting “molested” at security. The airlines know that they are absolutely screwed if the WH doesn’t knock this off. This week will be the barometer for what the public will tolerate. We may see some altercations, and we may see some conscience-burdened TSA agents walking off the job. But the airlines will scream bloody murder if this week breaks bad. I see a lot of cancelled Christmas plans.
There should be a massive boycott of every airline during this holiday season. They have no business allowing the molestation of their customers, and since they haven’t raised a peep of protest, they must not care about their customers.
They deserve to go broke if they sit and suck their thumbs and expect people to put up with this outrage to fly their airlines.
Or the dad was just pissed off because his kid may of pitched a fit instead of just complying (I know complying is what us Freepers don't like) and said "Here" (and rips off kid's shirt in anger). I am the father of 4 boys myself and certainly see where you (and everyone else) is coming from. I am sure we all would die defending our children rather than see them hurt.
All we do know is what is listed in the video description.
Before the video started the boy went through a metal detector and didn't set it off but was selected for a pat down. The boy was shy so the TSA couldn't complete the full pat on the young boy. The father tried several times to just hold the boys arms out for the TSA agent but i guess it didn't end up being enough for the guy. I was about 30 ft away so i couldn't hear their conversation if there was any. The enraged father pulled his son shirt off and gave it to the TSA agent to search, thats when this video begins.
The title of this article/video was changed for shock impact value. The kid was not "strip searched" in the true sense of the words. His pant were never removed as far as we can gather.
We don't know if the father was irate at his boy, or at TSA, or all of the above. Even with the best of training I still had a son that cried like crazy when visiting the dentist. He did not pitch a fit, but he sure wanted to. One dentist we used to use stopped letting parents back with their children so we stopped using her, because I wanted to be there if I could help control my son's emotions. But sometimes there is nothing one can do if a child is very scared.
What do I think of all this security crap, well I think we should allow TSA agents to use the brain God gave them and to select people that actually may be dangerous for inspection (ie. Muslim men/women between the ages of 12-99). Grandmas should get a pass and so should the kids.
P.S. I don't fly, I am big pussy to be honest about flying.
Yes, there is definitely a purpose to this.
I am becoming increasingly convinced that the purpose is to so disgust the populus as to lead to a drastic decline in airline travel, cripple the private airline companies, and thereby set the stage for a goverment takeover of the entire air travel industry.
I’m not typically one to seriously take a conspiratorial view of things. But, the past history of this destructive administration over the past two short years makes this scenario quite plausible indeed.
This is absolutely intended to demoralize the people, further suppress...this is one quick way to reach a massive amount of people quickly and start the beat down. We will be beaten one way or another into socialism and global government. Just wait until TSA is unionized.
Prove it, the video description says the father pulled off the kids shirt. We don't know why, we don't know if he was ordered to do so, we don't know if the dad was just pissed about his son pitching a fit about the metal dectector and yanked it off in disgust.
All we know is the video description and not enough video to determine the mood.
Video description below.
Lets get the facts straight first. Before the video started the boy went through a metal detector and didn't set it off but was selected for a pat down. The boy was shy so the TSA couldn't complete the full pat on the young boy. The father tried several times to just hold the boys arms out for the TSA agent but i guess it didn't end up being enough for the guy. I was about 30 ft away so i couldn't hear their conversation if there was any. The enraged father pulled his son shirt off and gave it to the TSA agent to search, thats when this video begins.
“Southwest has already made some statements in which they said point-blank they’re not happy with their passengers getting “molested” at security.”
I returned a refundable ticket 2 days ago and told them why. I have a 15 year old daughter who is very modest. I can’t even hand her a clean towel behind a shower curtain. Her first sexual experience isn’t going to be with TSA, and I’m not going to aid and abet child pornography.
The government actually would like this to happen, it is one of the secondary goals of the enhanced screenings. The current regime looks for any chance to damage the economy it possibly can, and the desired effect is to damage the airlines. If they are really successful the airlines will be so damaged the only way they survive is if the government steps in and nationalizes them in order to keep air travel in America. This brings them to their other goal - controlling travel and thus, restricting travel. They don’t like the freedom air travel provides people across the country so quickly and relatively easily.
They are working to change that.
I am not flying this holiday season, but my daughter is...twice in and out of Chicago—from what I have read, she will be treated to the new TSA procedures at least once. :(
The irony of this whole situation (which I have heard no one report) is that this administration seems to be GOING EASIER on captured TERRORISTS awaiting trial/being tried, being held, etc. , yet GOING HARDER on LAW ABIDING US CITIZENS....
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These brain dead Nazi’s have to be stopped. Now.
The 4th amendment is about illegal search and seizure - and how about liberals who promote everyone’s rights but on THIS issue its’ “ok to give up our peronal rights NOT TO BE VIOLATED BECAUSE A BUNCH OF PANSY ASS WIPERS UP IN OUR US GOV’T CAN’T AND WON’T PROFILE MUSLIMS AND MIDDLE EASTERNERS!
I will never fly! I would not let those SOB’s touch any of my children.
The executives of every airline should be banished to the pit of hell for what they did. They knew back in October that if the public was told the details of the new sexual assault pat-downs, then people would have not purchased airline tickets. To protect their year-end bonuses they kept silent while they sold tickets to families fully knowing that their children would be molested by TSA agents.
I wonder how many gloves they go through after patting down bare skin like that.
They DO change the gloves after every invasive search, don’t they?
Food for thought.
I wonder when some parent is going to be video taped going ballistic on some TSA goon feeling up their kid.
This has got to stop......
It's all about political correctness and not offending any minority...
Were the terrorists white Christians there would not be one muffled whisper of protest to profile according to those most likely to commit terrorism.
We tried to warn ya where white guilt would lead. For the race bait crowd....McVeigh was not a Christian
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I’ve spread this on other forums and will be sending a copy to my reps.
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