TSA Harasses Mentally Disabled Man As Possible Terrorist

[JohnyCanuck]

Run time: 03:03 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvkvAC8KTP8   Posted on YouTube: June 09, 2011 By YouTube Member: NotForSale2NWO Views on YouTube: 310   Posted on DU: June 10, 2011 By DU Member: JohnyCanuck Views on DU: 1361

 
Dr. David Mandy's 29 year old son with the mental age of a 2 yr old treated as a potential terrorist by TSA at Detroit Metropolitan Airport. His toy plastic hammer (which he carries everywhere he goes) was confiscated as it could have been used as a weapon. However, No problem as Mom carried a spare hammer for her son in her back pack which successfully passed through the security check. TSA management did apologize to the Mandys and promised there would be better training for handling mentally challenged individuals for their agents.

[izquierdista]

1. Hmmm

From the stories that continue to pour out about how TSA is unclear on the concept, I think the son could have a future in TSA management.

[LibDemAlways]

3. +1000. n/t

[Ilsa]

2. We are supposed to fly to Florida soon on vacation with our

Special Needs son. It makes me want to reconsider the whole trip.

[Anakin Skywalker]

4. Why, does he have a hammer too? OK, just a bit of friendly teasing.

But in seriousness, you might be better off driving (depending on the distance, of course) or AmTrak.

I refuse to fly because of the humiliation that people have to suffer, all on the paranoia that everyone is equally guilty until proven innocent?!

[jberryhill]

5. You might consider using a special services escort at the airport

If your son's conditions are not visually apparent, then using the airport's special services folks can be helpful.

[customerserviceguy]

7. Can they be used to retrain TSA pervs? n/t

[Scottybeamer70]

6. and they still haven't found , much less caught........

a single terrorist. NOT ONE! It's just a money making scheme for Chertoff........nothing else!

[LibDemAlways]

9. Yes, it's a money making scheme. It's also useful for

desensitizing the public to allow even further erosion of liberty and personal privacy. The 4th Amendment is now null and void.

[Diclotican]

8. JohnyCanuck

JohnyCanuck

Weak pepole is allways in the target zone, when pepole who are bullies are in control... To more or less "attack" a disabled man this way, as a possible terrorist, when it is clearly that the man is mentaly challenged.... WOW you must be some of a Security Agent to not understand that you have to use "common" sense... And treat a special needs person with dignety...

To say AFTER the accident, that TSA is sorry, and they would do better is to little, to late.. This is something that even the SOVIET BORDER GUARDS OF THE 1960s would have understand... YOu dosen't need to re-discover the wheel.. Just use common sense, and treat peopole with respect... Even if he is mentaly at the stage of a 2 year old, when his grown up size is of a 29.. Dam it, it is so difficult to use common sense this days...

Diclotican

[LibDemAlways]

10. "Common sense" should never be included in the same

thought as TSA. Stupid, irrational, intrusive, and pointless - yes. Common sense - never.

[Diclotican]

13. LibDemAlways

LibDemAlways

Its a "government agency" you know:P... I have a brother, who is little off, just a little, he have asberges. In some way he is his 33 year old, in other ways, he is quiet younger than his age... Allmoust like a shild... And I would not go down easy, if he was ever treated this way in custom, regardness of whitch country it wil be in... We might fight a lot, and are maybe not that close that we should... But dam I would raise hell if any was bugging MY brother... If you ever hear about a fewllow, who really got babshit in a TSA line, you know who it was.. I would go down, Viking style! No one bully MY Brother.. Im the only one allowed to do so - and I seldom do, in a bad manner:evilgrin:

I understand that USA need protection against enemies, but when you treat your own that way, literary stupid, then maybe you have going little overbord been "protective".. All this histories about children, or grown ups, specially old ladies in weelshears, is telling about the "culture" inside TSA... Must be a few bullies who found out it would be safe heaven to be employed by TSA... Even my old fostermother, who is gray in the hear, and friendly as few (byt stearn in many things) was treated in a way that was making her desission to never wisit the US again.. She, and 40 other in a group, was hold for 4 hour in a little rom, becouse the AIRPORT could not read her passport.. After 4 hour in a little to warm rom, it was desided the group was not an danger - and they was on their merry way to New Orleans, Burbon Street... But the hassle when it came to the border was not worth it any more - and she have been in US a few times the last 15-20 year... But after 11 sept 2001, you really messes things up in the border security area... You never wil couth the evil ones, but you do have the harrasment down with the old and infern going.. And she know a few thing about country's where the border security is little strict.. I to, but at least the border security there, acted professional compared to many of the histories about TSA are telling...

Hopefully, in the end US wil manage to get their common sense back, and restore some of the things, that made US so great as it once was.. I rembember first time I was in US..A friendly officer was looking at my passport (and it was just a glance!) and welcomed my to the US.. No hassle at all... Even tho i would love to wisit your country, the hassle with the border is maybe not worth it. I can allways travel to more friendly contry's where the border security is clearly, but at least profesional

Diclotican

Diclotican

[greiner3]

11. Fuck Fox;

They have their own adjenda.

"On their way to 'Paradise. But they had to go through hell to get there." Come on, this appeals to the Religious Right.

Fuck Fox.

[DreamSmoker]

12. No matter how you paint this

Think about it..
This Government is now monitoring yours and my internet even though way back we were told this violation of our rights would only be used to monitor terrorist...
From the DEA, TSA, and now the Education Branch of the Federal Government is going after the American People.
...
Our Representatives have taken this Country and our rights from us under the Bullsh-t Named Terrorism...

And there appears to be no end in site...