[wonkowasright]

The lack of valid ID could be an issue but regardless trying to tell a stroke victim they have to speak is cruel and unusual punishment. The stroke victim would love to be able to talk again I suspect.

I am certain there were ways around this but apparently no one knew them.

[ClearCase_guy]

Government employees should go to work everyday, living in fear that they might annoy a righteous citizen who might take justified action against tyranny. Government employees should cower before the taxpayers.

But I see it is not so.

[LucianOfSamasota]

Have her wear a burqa.

They will let her right through.

[Kozak]

Yeah, lack of a valid I D is a Big Issue / sarc.
Like a stroked out woman in a wheelchair is a threat to security. Your TSA on the job once more.

[Vaquero]

Put sis in your car and drive her the 5 hours.

[exDemMom]

Unfortunately, if you show up visibly handicapped and in need of medical devices, the TSA will subject you to extra screening. When I had a broken arm, they did not require me to remove my jacket, but they took me aside and wanded me after I went through the metal detector.

I have found dealing with the TSA a mixed bag. Last summer, we flew cross-country. Upon arriving at our resort, I discovered that my TSA compatible lock had been cut off, everything in my suitcase was in complete disarray, and a crystal necklace that I had placed in a zippered pocket was broken, with beads strewn throughout my belongings. One bead was lost completely, so even after re-stringing, the necklace does not look the same. I put in a claim; after receiving a letter in December acknowledging receipt, I have heard nothing.

BTW, it is a good idea to keep those luggage claim tickets until your trip is done and you are sure you have no damaged items. The TSA will ask for the luggage claim number if you have to file a claim. I did not have that information for the claim form, although everything else was thoroughly documented, with pictures of the damaged items.

[Eagles6]

See? The tsa admits that the peasant and her family were at fault. Perhaps, if they are sufficiently subservient next time this kind of inconvenience might be avoided.

[Neidermeyer]

Once again this came from a foreign paper , Australian ... Obungo’s butt buddies in the US press will never report this.

[Timber Rattler]

TSA spokesperson Nico Melendez told ABC7 that it regrets the incident.

“I think it could have been handled differently by the TSA and it probably could have been handled differently by the family, and hopefully moving forward the family won’t have this problem again, because they know about the programs that we have in place,” Melendez said.

Snort!

[yldstrk]

these assholes are a fricking nightmare

here I am a 5’4 skinny blond with a broken foot in a cast and they want to test my hands and cast for explosives

[sonofagun]

There is no justification for the TSA.

If TSA had existed on 9/11, the perpetators would have succeeded as boxcutters were an allowable item to fly with.

TSA is a microcosm of our entire law enforcement beaurocracy, both federal and local, gone awry.

[winner3000]

(“I think it could have been handled differently by the TSA and it probably could have been handled differently by the family, and hopefully moving forward the family won’t have this problem again, because they know about the programs that we have in place,” Melendez said.)

This is no apology at all. In fact, it essentially says that it’s the family’s fault as they didn’t know about what programs the TSA has in place. No wonder the TSA person was this rude. This attitude is coming from the top! And nobody will lose their job because they are unionized.

[Jack Hydrazine]

Welcome to the New Amerika!

[chaosagent]

I’m still confused about how the family could have handled this better, as the TSA stated.

What?

Not fly?

Get Jeff Dunham to talk for her?

What?