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LeftInTX

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39. Spina bifida is caused by a birth defect which the spinal cord

Reply to Lady Freedom Returns (Reply #26)

Fri Feb 22, 2013, 12:25 AM

Feb 2013

is tethered and in many cases exposed. Paralysis occurs below the exposure.

The degree of paralysis varies. Usually in a young child like that the spinal cord was exposed at birth. Surgery is performed to cover the cord. Children are often able to walk with braces.

I imagine getting in and out of the chair is overwhelming to the little girl. I guess if necessary, they could have transferred her to another chair, for the inspection, but in this little girl's mind her chair is part of her body. So, she would feel violated even if it didn't hurt.

I also assume she is afraid of the agents.

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TSA apologizes for attempting to screen toddler in wheelchair [View all] Tony_FLADEM Feb 2013 OP

lesson for terrorists - plant your devices in wheelchairs carrying small children? nt msongs Feb 2013 #1

Yep jberryhill Feb 2013 #4

They'd go cargo, with cats and dogs allowed to freely roam the cabin. nt msanthrope Feb 2013 #7

people with disabilities must scare you then CreekDog Feb 2013 #24

Would you like to insult my daughter to her face? jberryhill Feb 2013 #89

well look at the post I was reacting to CreekDog Feb 2013 #92

there you go, standing up for civil liberties CreekDog Feb 2013 #31

As long as the children don't cry or be a little inconvenienced it doesn't matter... BlueJazz Feb 2013 #14

do you think the disabled are not inspected thoroughly enough before boarding planes? CreekDog Feb 2013 #27

I fly constantly to my other country (Australia) and many other places. BlueJazz Feb 2013 #36

you don't go through it, you don't get to talk CreekDog Feb 2013 #38

And she is a 3 year old for Franklin Roosevelt's sake! Lady Freedom Returns Feb 2013 #52

well they cry about everything, come on CreekDog Feb 2013 #56

You're not going to like this: I actually did fly in a wheelchair for 2 flights. BlueJazz Feb 2013 #86

you were in a wheelchair twice? so what. you didn't learn anything sensitivity from it... CreekDog Feb 2013 #93

That Lady has a right to bitch. The child does also...because it's a child. BlueJazz Feb 2013 #96

How awful for you! pecwae Feb 2013 #84

Come on now...get real. You know I wasn't upset about having to wait for disabled people ... BlueJazz Feb 2013 #99

Australia, Canada, England and New Zealand have all bought into GoneOffShore Feb 2013 #91

I'm well aware that it's probably a waste of time. I have written letters and tried to be active BlueJazz Feb 2013 #97

That's quite a bizarre, violent sig you have. nt Union Scribe Feb 2013 #58

I'm a Man and (for a while) was a rape counselor. That's where my Sig. came from. BlueJazz Feb 2013 #87

LOL, yes, because there is tons of proof terrorists are stopped daily by the TSA. The TSA.... Logical Feb 2013 #16

Well...there hasn't been any terrorist attacks lately. BlueJazz Feb 2013 #100

what are you going on about? CreekDog Feb 2013 #22

seriously BainsBane Feb 2013 #40

she was already screened CreekDog Feb 2013 #46

So they screened her ant then they go and scare her? Lady Freedom Returns Feb 2013 #55

Apparently the TSA was frightened by a crying, wheelchair-bound 3-year-old Cali_Democrat Feb 2013 #62

It will become as common as unicorns... LanternWaste Feb 2013 #90

Here's a photo of the child crying: Cali_Democrat Feb 2013 #2

omg obamanut2012 Feb 2013 #85

Bullshit DollarBillHines Feb 2013 #3

The box????? dixiegrrrrl Feb 2013 #5

The "special screening" box? backscatter712 Feb 2013 #15

could be referring to the glass box you wait in until they give you the secondary inspection CreekDog Feb 2013 #29

Pretty much, every time I fly... DollarBillHines Feb 2013 #78

I was once treated to the spectacle of watching an LibDemAlways Feb 2013 #8

I have not flown in more than five years now SheilaT Feb 2013 #6

"Totally out of control"? They are under the control of the guy in the White House. AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #42

If I were a terrorist railsback Feb 2013 #9

if the "terrorists" start employing sick babies, old people, and the infirmed they fucking win ok NightWatcher Feb 2013 #11

No one ever flew jetliners loaded with passengers into skyscrapers, either railsback Feb 2013 #44

If you're so afraid of terrorists fujiyama Feb 2013 #49

Post removed Post removed Feb 2013 #50

That just makes no fucking sense. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Feb 2013 #72

Of course not. railsback Feb 2013 #74

you don't know what you're talking about and you're embarrassing DU CreekDog Feb 2013 #68

Oh, I had no idea you were personal friends with this family railsback Feb 2013 #76

Oh, and I had no idea you were personal friends with CreekDog Feb 2013 #83

Nothing "Bleeding heart" about it. GoneOffShore Feb 2013 #13

It's designed to psychologically condition the populace to accept an authoritarian police state. backscatter712 Feb 2013 #17

Exactly....which is why we don't particpate in their games by flying. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2013 #23

and it is working, half the posters here think the disabled need to be inspected harder CreekDog Feb 2013 #28

What good is authority if you can't abuse it? AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #43

LOL, please list in detail how many terrorists the TSA has stopped. Also, they stopped..... Logical Feb 2013 #19

Here's my detailed list... backscatter712 Feb 2013 #20

Damn, I guess I was wrong! :-) Logical Feb 2013 #21

I like threads like these Blecht Feb 2013 #25

i always find it interesting when the most ignorant posts come from posters who should know better CreekDog Feb 2013 #45

you don't know what you're talking about CreekDog Feb 2013 #30

Wait, wait, so anyone against harassing 3 year olds in wheel chairs is a bleeding heart? fujiyama Feb 2013 #32

yes multiple posters in this thread think babies in wheelchairs are terrorist risks CreekDog Feb 2013 #47

That kind of paranoia is killing this country fujiyama Feb 2013 #48

Good Gawd, the Left is going all Teabaggin' again railsback Feb 2013 #51

Teabaggin? fujiyama Feb 2013 #57

LoL railsback Feb 2013 #61

The use is, yet its meaning escapes you Union Scribe Feb 2013 #65

Boy, I didn't think you could get more wrong. jeff47 Feb 2013 #95

We all know the type of people who use terms like "bleeding heart" backscatter712 Feb 2013 #59

They're from the Joe Lieberman wing of the Democratic party fujiyama Feb 2013 #63

This is why I use the term 'Teabaggin' railsback Feb 2013 #70

Actually, the terrorists Union Scribe Feb 2013 #60

Well, actually they'll be reading this railsback Feb 2013 #64

Bingo. n/t Cali_Democrat Feb 2013 #66

take a tip from Israeli airport security, use some fucking common sense NightWatcher Feb 2013 #10

More smoke and mirrors from Taking Sense Away. GoneOffShore Feb 2013 #12

Authoritarian Vichy "Democrats". n/t backscatter712 Feb 2013 #18

Have not seen video, but Lady Freedom Returns Feb 2013 #26

Spina bifida is caused by a birth defect which the spinal cord LeftInTX Feb 2013 #39

If they are anything like the Border Patrol, I can't blame her. n/t Lady Freedom Returns Feb 2013 #41

if she wasn't afraid of agents, she will be from now on CreekDog Feb 2013 #71

Between this and the original thread on this topic, MadHound Feb 2013 #33

If Bush were still president, you can bet there would not be a single defense of the TSA.. MotherPetrie Feb 2013 #77

The TSA should be disbanded fujiyama Feb 2013 #34

The idiocy and the sheer paranoia on display in these two threads is embarrassing. Stop Guy Whitey Corngood Feb 2013 #35

WTC railsback Feb 2013 #54

GWB. No wonder he was able to get away with so much shit. And contrary to Guy Whitey Corngood Feb 2013 #67

And so are a lot of our civil liberties in the aftermath. fujiyama Feb 2013 #69

What, you can't fly? railsback Feb 2013 #73

Just make sure you pack additional pairs of underwear... the extra Guy Whitey Corngood Feb 2013 #75

Whose in charge of the federal government? We used to blame Bush for the security theatre. AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #37

TSA are fucking morons. Arctic Dave Feb 2013 #53

If you don't want to deal with the procedures that keep us safe, then don't fly mwrguy Feb 2013 #79

so you're saying that the TSA is apologizing becaues they enforced the rules correctly? CreekDog Feb 2013 #80

it's PR mwrguy Feb 2013 #81

Awesome sarcasm. Union Scribe Feb 2013 #82

How about "Live Free or Die?" If you think those procedures are "keeping us safe" ScreamingMeemie Feb 2013 #88

Here is a TSA statement on the incident. Nine Feb 2013 #94

"TSA does not have the authority to detain passengers" MindPilot Feb 2013 #101

I'm against profiling ecstatic Feb 2013 #98