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Title: Weeping four-year-old girl accused of carrying a GUN by TSA officers after she hugged her grandmother while passing through security
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URL Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art ... ndmother-passing-security.html
Published: Apr 26, 2012
Author: Hugo Gye
Post Date: 2012-04-26 12:22:16 by Jethro Tull
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By Hugo Gye | Of all the many complaints about airport security and the TSA, one of the most common is that they make little distinction between plausible security threats and passengers unlikely to be doing anything wrong. And a recent incident in Wichita, Kansas has reinforced that argument, as a four-year-old girl was apparently subjected to a humiliating ordeal after she hugged her grandmother while she was waiting in line. The girl was accused of having a gun and declared a 'high security threat', while agents threatened to shut down the whole airport if she could not be calmed down. When asked about the overbearing treatment the girl received, a TSA spokesman did not apologise and insisted that correct procedures had been followed. Terror threat? Four-year-old Isabella was subjected to a full body pat-down and accused of carrying a gun in an airport Four-year-old Isabella's horrific experience in Wichita earlier this month was recounted on Facebook by her furious mother Michelle Brademeyer. The family was in Kansas for a wedding, and was travelling home to Montana with Ms Brademeyer's mother. Ms Brademeyer and her two children had passed through security when the grandmother was detained after triggering an alarm on the scanners. Isabella then, according to her mother, 'excitedly ran over to give her a hug, as children often do. They made very brief contact, no longer than a few seconds.' The young girl was immediately detained by security agents, who apparently shouted at her that she would have to be frisked too, and refused to let her mother explain what has happening. Ms Brademeyer wrote: 'It was implied, several times, that my mother, in their brief two-second embrace, had passed a handgun to my daughter.' Nightmare: The TSA has been criticised for being over-zealous (file photo) In her terror, Isabella tried to run away rather than face a full body pat-down, which unsurprisingly enraged the TSA officers further. One officer even told the girl's mother that the airport would have to be shut down and every flight cancelled if the four-year-old did not co-operate. They also apparently described the little girl as a 'high security threat'. As Isabella was taken into a side room for a pat-down, accompanied by her mother, she could not stop crying and refused to let the agents touch her. An officer repeatedly said she had 'seen a gun in a teddy bear' in the past, in an apparent attempt to justify the situation. Ms Brademeyer continued: 'The TSO loomed over my daughter, with an angry grimace on her face, and ordered her to stop crying. 'When my scared child could not do so, two TSOs called for backup saying, "The suspect is not cooperating." The suspect, of course, being a frightened child. They treated my daughter no better than if she had been a terrorist.' Airport: Isabella's family was flying out of Wichita at the time of the incident Isabella continued to cry, and officers said the family would have to leave the airport as the TSA was unable to frisk the four-year-old. When a manager was called, he decided that the distraught Isabella could be checked alongside her mother, and let the family pass through security at last. But their nightmare was not yet over, as on a connecting flight in Denver, an airport employee demanded to know which of the family was Isabella - and 'looked really confused' when the girl was pointed out to her. Ms Brademeyer concluded her Facebook post by drawing attention to TSA rules against separating children from their parents, and added: 'I feel compelled to share this story in the hope that no other child will have to share in this experience.' When The Consumerist approached the TSA for comment on the bizarre incident, a spokesman said: 'TSA has reviewed the incident and determined that our officers followed proper current screening procedures in conducting a modified pat-down on the child.' Last month the agency came in for criticism when a video of a three-year-old boy in wheelchair having a full pat-down and being swabbed for explosives circulated on the internet. Poster Comment: What would you do if this was your daughter?Weeping four-year-old girl accused of carrying a GUN by TSA officers after she hugged her grandmother while passing through security
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#1. To: Jethro Tull (#0)
if not thinking clearly enough, I would have been tased unconcious before I stopped trying to hurt one of them SOBs - gone off to hospital in chains perhaps and daughter would be taken away - honestly folks, what the hell can we do in that kind of situation? Unless the crowd watching is angry/disgusted enough to help, you're plain dead meat once they get their hard-on Here some animals got it figured out, admittedly, their buddy was almost dead before they found their balls but tis a good example of what needs to start happening: Always a wonderful clip to see.
Break the Conventions - Keep the Commandments - G.K.Chesterson Well Michelle, now you know. Consider that to be a small lesson in your school of hard knocks. Next time, call the airline you used, tell them you won't fly, and tell them why. Then, drive. The scenery is really nice. -------------------------------------------------------- If this were my daughter, I would not be flying her on an airline. I would have taken her by automobile to and from the wedding. (And, I would have pulled my own pistol and shot as many of those SOBs as I could.) ROTFLMAO! "When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke
Next time, call the airline you used, tell them you won't fly, and tell them why. Then, drive. The scenery is really nice. That's the truth. Auto travel is much safer than having to put up with those Jack-Booted Thugs. ;) "When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke
It's easy to think of this as a small country, if you can get anywhere in a few hours. IIRC you were a driver, so you know.
-------------------------------------------------------- I used to drive coast to coast in four days. And, the best gig I ever had was delivering flowers. It paid $750 bucks a week in CASH! LOL "When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke
then there is something wrong with your procedures. Does anyone honestly believe that the global elites whose wealth and power depend on manipulation of the global chess board would leave something like the Presidency up to chance?
Does anyone here believe the groper's claim that she'd found guns inside teddie bears?
Break the Conventions - Keep the Commandments - G.K.Chesterson I was told a story once about a "made guy" who was publicly insulted by some low level meathead. Almost a decade elapsed with no response. Then one day the nephew of the made guy walked up to a vehicle in which the meathead was a passenger. The nephew tossed in a grenade. Moral of the story: ‘Gentlemen, if you’ve ever thought about it, the quality of a man’s life is directly proportionate to his commitment to excellence.’ ~Vince Lombardi
LOL not on this forum. It's full of doubting thomas'. Does anyone honestly believe that the global elites whose wealth and power depend on manipulation of the global chess board would leave something like the Presidency up to chance?
Moral of the story: Revenge is a dish best served cold. ~ I like that, have left comments at youtube a few times suggesting, "Remember these faces folks." am sort of an impatient lout at times myself, kinda like the idea of a flash mob approach, but instead of dancing, we tar and feather a bunch of them Not for one second. I certainly wouldn't fly. I don't care how long it takes to get to the destination, I would not subject a kid to this crap. God is always good!
Sounds really far-fetched to me. I seriously doubt it. ;) "When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke
you got me curious. so i did a startpage.com search which revealed 2003 & 2009 stories from CNN & NBC claiming just that: guns in teddy bears (with the obligatory tsa justifying groping kids & seniors). "Even to the death fight for truth, and the LORD your God will battle for you". Sirach 4:28
I'm still stuck at the library to do my computer work, so this leaves little time for these searches. Glad you found something, though, no matter how far- fetched it may seem. "When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke
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The relationship between morality and liberty is a directly proportional one. "If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your counsel nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen.” —Samuel Adams America: Israel's Handmaiden
Let's not forget about TSA beginning to be used at Checkpoints on the highways. They're a spreading Cancer! They're beggining to get them bulletproof hideyhole enclosures, according to recent reports. "If we don’t adhere to the Constitution on matters as significant as presidential eligibility, then the Constitution ceases to be a meaningful document for guiding our nation."
They're beggining to get them bulletproof hideyhole enclosures, according to recent reports. I recall passing thru immigration check points when I was driving the truck. All you had to do was turn on the interior light and leave the curtains open so they could see in. They waved us thru every time. The TSA is indeed a speading cancer. They need to be reigned in and put in check. I'm afraid, though, that this may take some serious civil disobedience to correct. "When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke
What would you do if this was your daughter?
~ the truth will set ya free, but only after it pisses ya off ~
#2. To: Amandil (#1)
#3. To: Jethro Tull (#0)
Four-year-old Isabella's horrific experience in Wichita earlier this month was recounted on Facebook by her furious mother Michelle Brademeyer.
Somebody ought to tell the truth about the Bible. The preachers dare not, because they would be driven from their pulpits. Professors in colleges dare not, because they would lose their salaries. Politicians dare not. They would be defeated. Editors dare not. They would lose subscribers. Merchants dare not, because they might lose customers. Men of fashion dare not, fearing that they would lose caste. Even clerks dare not, because they might be discharged. And so I thought I would do it myself... Robert Ingersoll
#4. To: Jethro Tull (#0)
What would you do if this was your daughter?
#5. To: PSUSA2 (#3)
Consider that to be a small lesson in your school of hard knocks.
#6. To: BTP Holdings (#5)
Somebody ought to tell the truth about the Bible. The preachers dare not, because they would be driven from their pulpits. Professors in colleges dare not, because they would lose their salaries. Politicians dare not. They would be defeated. Editors dare not. They would lose subscribers. Merchants dare not, because they might lose customers. Men of fashion dare not, fearing that they would lose caste. Even clerks dare not, because they might be discharged. And so I thought I would do it myself... Robert Ingersoll
#7. To: PSUSA2 (#6)
IIRC you were a driver, so you know
#8. To: Jethro Tull (#0)
When asked about the overbearing treatment the girl received, a TSA spokesman did not apologise and insisted that correct procedures had been followed.
#9. To: farmfriend, 4 (#8)
#10. To: Amandil (#1)
honestly folks, what the hell can we do in that kind of situation?
Revenge is a dish best served cold.
#11. To: Lod (#9)
Does anyone here believe the groper's claim that she'd found guns inside teddie bears?
#12. To: Buzzard (#10)
I was told a story once about a "made guy" who was publicly insulted by some low level meathead. Almost a decade elapsed with no response. Then one day the nephew of the made guy walked up to a vehicle in which the meathead was a passenger. The nephew tossed in a grenade.
~ the truth will set ya free, but only after it pisses ya off ~
#13. To: Lod (#9)
Does anyone here believe the groper's claim that she'd found guns inside teddie bears?
I support the occupation
Fuck it if it kills me. Liberty before death.
#14. To: Jethro Tull (#0)
What would you do if this was your daughter?
#15. To: Lod (#9)
Does anyone here believe the groper's claim that she'd found guns inside teddie bears?
#16. To: Lod, farmfriend, btp holdings (#9)
Does anyone here believe the groper's claim that she'd found guns inside teddie bears?
#17. To: Artisan (#16)
(Edited)
you got me curious. so i did a startpage.com search which revealed 2003 & 2009 stories from CNN & NBC claiming just that: guns in teddy bears (with the obligatory tsa justifying groping kids & seniors).
#18. To: Jethro Tull (#0)
#19. To: BTP Holdings (#5)
"That's the truth. Auto travel is much safer than having to put up with those Jack-Booted Thugs. ;) "
#20. To: ndcorup (#19)
Let's not forget about TSA beginning to be used at Checkpoints on the highways. They're a spreading Cancer!
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