TSA harassing and searching a 9 year old (Amtrak Passenger)

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

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I post this because many of the railroad enthusiasts around here refuse to acknowledge that this is taking place or that the TSA will have jurisdiction over the high speed rail boondoggle, for bonus marks the TSA is molesting these individuals AFTER their journey.

The only bad thing on our trip was TSA was at the Savannah train station. There were about 14 agents pulling people inside the building and coralling everyone in a roped area AFTER you got OFF THE TRAIN! This made no sense!!! Poor family in front of us! 9 year old getting patted down and wanded. They groped our people too and were very unprofessional. I am all about security, but when have you ever been harassed and felt up getting OFF a plane? Shouldnt they be doing that getting ON??? And they wonder why so many people are mad at them.

[bluestateguy]

1. This needs to stop and stop now

Because then the Congress will get rid of TSA and we'll go back to the private security nincompoops we had before.

[truebrit71]

15. Too bad Obama thinks this sort of thing is just a punchline in the SOTU...

..:eyes:

[slackmaster]

2. Nine-year-olds, Dude

[Anakin Skywalker]

3. So how is this not molestation? Oh, when the molester is wearing a uniform and the act is done for

"security" purposes. We get it now.

[Angry Dragon]

4. I would have told them to go to hell

[truebrit71]

6. Me too...and I'd have been very, very loud about it...

..'after' they got off the train, AFTER??? Seriously, :wtf:

[Hassin Bin Sober]

10. I would have told them to pound sand.

My requirement to waive my 4th amendment rights ends AFTER I have traveled.

[DirkGently]

5. High-speed rail is a good idea. The TSA is a separate problem.

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

16. When universal healthcare and universal post-secondary education are in place

we can talk about fancy trains, for the meantime I can't even comprehend how this is a priority for anybody.

[DirkGently]

23. It's infrastructure, & it passed. Bit silly to put it off awaiting universal anything.

[KurtNYC]

7. do they have a quota ? why else search people getting off a train

would this kind of thing have stopped the DC snipers? or the anthrax attack? And for a train !?

Maybe we should try and pass a law like this one:

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

[midnight]

8. Does this security system work for Koch? Rachel Maddow found a link between

security Scott walker hired,and Koch....

[d_r]

9. are they entering the country?

Not that I support this in any way. But trying to understand it - is this a border entry from Canada? Is that why they are getting checked getting "off" the train, because they are coming "in" to the country?

[unc70]

12. Not likely. Savannah, GA is about two days by train from nearest POI

No clue to what was going on.

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

13. No, it is along the New York to Miami route

This is just the TSA being its usual abusive self.

[d_r]

20. thanks for that info

mindboggling

[progressoid]

11. Terra! Terra! Terra!

Thems some bad ass terraists.

[Ignis]

14. Outrageous.

:puke:

[frylock]

17. knr

[vaberella]

18. Where is the harassmen? I don't get it? I saw no harassment. n/t

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

19. molesting passengers attempting to LEAVE the train station isn't harassment?

[Generic Other]

21. You have it all wrong...this is an insulated "gated" community

they merely wanted to know if this family was the right sort to allow entry. Think Ellis Island. :sarcasm:

I am totally sick of the power grab by this agency.

I wrote them a song.

TSA Song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUzpykxWh20

[Incitatus]

25. It's sad that some people see nothing wrong with this.

The police state is winning.

[TheEuclideanOne]

26. Maybe this person just gets bugged about people who add misleading words to the description to get

people to watch. Why not just say "Pedophile TSA agent feels up young boy on camera"? The video would probably get a gazillion views.

Believe it or not, it is possible to be against the TSA searches and also be against people using misleading language in the video title. Don't play coy.

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

27. What is misleading?

Individuals having completed their travel and leaving the train station were being subjected to an invasive search for absolutely no reason - how is that not harassment?

[TheEuclideanOne]

28. Let me answer your question with a question

What is wrong with my suggested title? It would accomplish the same purpose and get a heck of a lot more views I bet.

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

29. It is against DU rules

The video was posted with the title of the original content creator.

[TheEuclideanOne]

30. so why didn't you just say that in the beginning?

It would have simplified our discussion quite a bit

[texanwitch]

22. Wow, the poor woman seem to have a long search.

Damn, getting off a train.

[PDJane]

24. Security theatre.

It's meant to get the people used to being accosted, herded and embarassed. It's more of the police state apparatus.

[AnneD]

31. Why are they searching them....

AFTER they get off the train. If they wanted to stop terrorists, they would search before. They are grooming us to accept this. Complain to you rep and TSA and HS.