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In reply to the discussion: 'I don't want to go to Disney World anymore': Parents' fury as TSA agents detain their crying [View all]AnotherMcIntosh
(11,064 posts)160. If the TSA was genuinely regretful over the incident, the agency should fire the individuals.
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'I don't want to go to Disney World anymore': Parents' fury as TSA agents detain their crying [View all]
Tony_FLADEM
Feb 2013
OP
Yes, because cell phones with video recording capability are such a rarity these days.
bullwinkle428
Feb 2013
#8
A billion people & 4 have gone through airports...4 make complaints with cameras
graham4anything
Feb 2013
#15
Benjamin Franklin said "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure".
graham4anything
Feb 2013
#19
you really think frisking a crying little girl in a wheelchair would have prevented this?
bowens43
Feb 2013
#22
I have to say, I'm with you on this deal. The girl cried...well, gosh amighty. I do believe that...
BlueJazz
Feb 2013
#70
Ah, NO. Being free means having NOTHING. With responsiblity comes SOMETHING
graham4anything
Feb 2013
#114
Name a single terrorist the TSA has intercepted using these measures n/t
markpkessinger
Feb 2013
#75
That's a question that can never be answered because...it's a red herring question.
graham4anything
Feb 2013
#78
If you are talking about law enforcement stopping crimes, sure. HOWEVER-
graham4anything
Feb 2013
#87
However, someone seeing a person NOT a cop, with a gun, can have a heart attack
graham4anything
Feb 2013
#100
And can you guess what the one thing the TSA has never prevented from getting on a plane?
AtheistCrusader
Feb 2013
#86
He also said that those who sacrifice freedom for security deserve neither. n/t
lumberjack_jeff
Feb 2013
#32
Benjamin Franklin also said "He who sacrifices freedom for security deserves neither."nt
Xipe Totec
Feb 2013
#36
YOu can't pick and choose a quote. All of Franklin's quotes apply to stopping terrorists
graham4anything
Feb 2013
#72
The same Franklin who said "They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
EOTE
Feb 2013
#64
He also said, "They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety,...
X_Digger
Feb 2013
#99
Franklin also said that those who would give up their liberties to attain temporary safety
Arkana
Feb 2013
#109
You do not speak for me, therefore you statement "the rest of us do" is faux.
graham4anything
Feb 2013
#41
Please list the number of bombs and terrorists TSA has caught. Send me a link. n-t
Logical
Feb 2013
#135
The little girl works for Ralph Nader, Her evil agenda is obvious, cut the G a little
Dragonfli
Feb 2013
#44
I have no doubt you feel compelled to attribute an ill-defined agenda to the mother
LanternWaste
Feb 2013
#128
Sounds like the TSA agent never touched the child and the parents freaked, anyway.
leveymg
Feb 2013
#4
Seems to me like the child was upset at their stuffed toy not being returned...
Earth_First
Feb 2013
#14
Really - a 3 y/o's wheelchair, in attendance with family, might have explosives?
Hestia
Feb 2013
#25
um, THIS universe. If I were a terrorist and I knew that TSA agents were giving a pass to--
Moonwalk
Feb 2013
#105
LOL, finding a gun, knife, weapon does not mean discovering a terrorist. What a reach! n-t
Logical
Feb 2013
#136
What's sad is watching the TSA agents ask an elderly person in a wheelchair
geek tragedy
Feb 2013
#6
+1. My mom's had a stroke. She uses a rolling walker, more for balance than support.
winter is coming
Feb 2013
#26
And some people just want to go on their way without unnecessary hassles.
Comrade Grumpy
Feb 2013
#24
The courts have maintained that recording of law enforcement activity is NOT illegal
davidn3600
Feb 2013
#46
If the TSA was genuinely regretful over the incident, the agency should fire the individuals.
AnotherMcIntosh
Feb 2013
#160
Not to detract from the outrageousness of the incident, but isn't three a little young
Cleita
Feb 2013
#34
My husband and I took my 2 and 3 year old daughters to Disney World 5 years ago.
Jennicut
Feb 2013
#74
What's almost amazing as the TSA's thuggery are some of the responses on this thread.
MadHound
Feb 2013
#45
Wow, I'm so glad the TSA heroes stopped this three-year-old disabled terrorist!
backscatter712
Feb 2013
#48
Wheelchairs and Scooters - Travelers with Disabilities and Medical Conditions
FarCenter
Feb 2013
#63
If your job is violating the liberty and dignity of thousands of people every day, FUCK YOUR JOB.
backscatter712
Feb 2013
#149
I for one feel much safer now that we are patting down wheel-chair bound little girls.
Kurska
Feb 2013
#85
Again, if this shit is allowed to happen... the Terrorists have clearly fucking WON.
AzDar
Feb 2013
#97
My friend's 91 year old mom nearly caused a riot refusing to remove her shoes
Jersey Devil
Feb 2013
#115
In 2008 at the Nashville airport, my wheelchair-bound wife, age 73, was subject to a grueling
indepat
Feb 2013
#131
TSA security is a JOKE! Worthless. Not useful and a waste of time and money. n-t
Logical
Feb 2013
#134