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Mothers: Don't try to protect your daughters from invasive Transportation Security Administration searchesnot if you want to stay out of jail, that is:
A 41-year-old Clarksville woman was arrested after Nashville airport authorities say she was belligerent and verbally abusive to security officers, refusing for her daughter to be patted down at a security checkpoint.
Andrea Fornella Abbott yelled and swore at Transportation Security Administration agents Saturday afternoon at Nashville International Airport, saying she did not want her daughter to be touched inappropriately or have her crotch grabbed, a police report states.
After the woman refused to calm down, airport police said, she was charged with disorderly conduct and taken to jail. She has been released on bond.
The more invasive and frequent the searches, the more frequently we'll see conflicts and incidents like this. The pat-downs practically encourage bad bad behavior on the part of TSA agents: Way back in 2004, the ACLU warned that hands-on airport searches offer an "invitation to sexual harassment."
from an intrusive shake-down. Talk about going from Freedom to Fascism.
Mothers: Don't try to protect your daughters from invasive Transportation Security Administration searchesnot if you want to stay out of jail, that is:
A 41-year-old Clarksville woman was arrested after Nashville airport authorities say she was belligerent and verbally abusive to security officers, refusing for her daughter to be patted down at a security checkpoint.
Andrea Fornella Abbott yelled and swore at Transportation Security Administration agents Saturday afternoon at Nashville International Airport, saying she did not want her daughter to be touched inappropriately or have her crotch grabbed, a police report states.
After the woman refused to calm down, airport police said, she was charged with disorderly conduct and taken to jail. She has been released on bond.
The more invasive and frequent the searches, the more frequently we'll see conflicts and incidents like this. The pat-downs practically encourage bad bad behavior on the part of TSA agents: Way back in 2004, the ACLU warned that hands-on airport searches offer an "invitation to sexual harassment."
Woman Jailed While Attempting to Shield Daughter From TSA Pat Down - Hit & Run : Reason Magazine
I forget which founding father it was but one of the said and I am paraphrasing... those who prefer security over freedom risk losing both....
The TSA is just the tip of the iceberg in terms of anti-terror and Homeland Security.
Conservative said:She was not jailed for protecting her child.
She was jailed because she was disordely.
She should have simply refused to have her daughter patted down. If they told her she would be unable to catch her flight without the pat down, then so be it.
Screaming like a moron is not a good way to get what you want, even if what you want is perfectly reasonable
charged with disorderly conduct and taken to jail. She has been released on bond
I forget which founding father it was but one of the said and I am paraphrasing... those who prefer security over freedom risk losing both....
The TSA is just the tip of the iceberg in terms of anti-terror and Homeland Security.
"He who sacrifices freedom for security deserves neither" is commonly attributed to Franklin, but some sources claim that this quote came from Richard Jackson.
Conservative said:She was not jailed for protecting her child.
She was jailed because she was disordely.
She should have simply refused to have her daughter patted down. If they told her she would be unable to catch her flight without the pat down, then so be it.
Screaming like a moron is not a good way to get what you want, even if what you want is perfectly reasonable
Cons show their true fascist colors.
I'd like to know if the daughter was 9 or 20. Couldn't she just say she rather have the scanner? Sounds like mom needs some chill pills.
I forget which founding father it was but one of the said and I am paraphrasing... those who prefer security over freedom risk losing both....
The TSA is just the tip of the iceberg in terms of anti-terror and Homeland Security.
"He who sacrifices freedom for security deserves neither" is commonly attributed to Franklin, but some sources claim that this quote came from Richard Jackson.
Conservative said:She was not jailed for protecting her child.
She was jailed because she was disordely.
She should have simply refused to have her daughter patted down. If they told her she would be unable to catch her flight without the pat down, then so be it.
Screaming like a moron is not a good way to get what you want, even if what you want is perfectly reasonable
Cons show their true fascist colors.
I don't understand. Why couldn't the girl go through a security dinger thinger (the xray gizmo)?
Why didn't she request a female TSA officer?
Why did she YELL?
Give it a day. She'll be suing.
WTF does this have to do with Con's Dick Weed. This is your creation. Pure Statist Bullshit at it's finest. Thank you for playing.
I don't understand. Why couldn't the girl go through a security dinger thinger (the xray gizmo)?
Why didn't she request a female TSA officer?
Why did she YELL?
Give it a day. She'll be suing.
the OP article is woefully short on details.
she was probalby 'randomly selected' for invasive patdown.
Rules state that invasive pat downs for females are to ONLY be performed by females. The OP article doesn't state one way or the other if this was followed.
She yelled because she was pissed, which is entirely understandable... being pissed. The yelling was not ness., and counterproductive, as her arrest would indicate.
She probably will sue. No idea how far she'll get.
BTW, before some weenie decides to claim I am a facist commie pinko bastard for supporting the TSA.. I do not. Invasive pat downs are a waste, and an invasion. This women simply went about it the wrong way. Period.
She was jailed because she was disordely.
Everyone knows the rules.
