TSA Experiences

Andrea · 04-08-2014, 07:28 AM

Disabled woman denied flight out of LAX due to expired license

http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/los_angeles&id=9492805

"LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A woman left disabled after a stroke was denied a flight out of Los Angeles International Airport due to an expired driver's license.

Sherry Wright, of Canyon Country, is still upset about the way she and her disabled sister, Heidi Wright, were treated by a Transportation Security Administration official at LAX.

Heidi, 58, suffered a stroke 10 years ago. She is wheelchair-bound and unable to speak.

"He just wanted me to make my sister talk, and I couldn't believe it. I was like, 'Wow, we're going to make a miracle right now,'" said Wright.

Sherry took Heidi to the airport Wednesday for a flight to Phoenix, but they were stopped by the TSA because of the expired license.

"I showed her ID, her social and her DMV papers," said Sherry."

From TSA website (bolding mine):
Adult passengers (18 and over) are required to show a valid U.S. federal or state-issued photo ID in order to be allowed to go through the checkpoint and onto their flight.

We understand passengers occasionally arrive at the airport without an ID, due to lost items or inadvertently leaving them at home. Not having an ID does not necessarily mean a passenger won't be allowed to fly. If passengers are willing to provide additional information, we have other means of substantiating someone's identity, like using publicly available databases.

Andrea · 04-25-2014, 07:24 AM

TSA Gives Full Body Pat Down to 2 and 6 Year Old Children [VIDEO]

http://www.travelerstoday.com/articles/9588/20140423/tsa-gives-full-body-pat-down-to-2-and-6-year-old-children-video.htm

Andrea · 05-11-2014, 09:00 AM

TSA supervisor busted for having sex with underage girls in the Dominican Republic

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/tsa-supervisor-busted-sex-underage-girls-dominican-republic-officials-article-1.1786724

Andrea · 05-28-2014, 06:21 AM

Exclusive: Transgender travelers singled out in TSA screenings, docs show

http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/5/26/groin-anomalies-andpatdownstravelingwhiletrans.html

Department of Homeland Security documents obtained last month reveal details of incidents in which transgender travelers were subjected to heightened scrutiny when passing through airport security checkpoints.

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests netted civil rights complaints, incident reports and internal memos and emails from the DHS's Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties and the Transportation Security Administration. They show that trans people have been required to undergo pat-down searches by officers of the opposite gender, reveal or remove items such as chest binders and prosthetic penises and defend challenges to their gender identities and their right to opt out of body scans, among other problems.

Zimmeh · 05-28-2014, 07:57 AM

I work at an airport and had to go to another terminal for work. The TSA agent stopped me and asked to see in my mouth. I gladly smiled for him and he noticed that I had braces with a pink chain over them. I know several of the agents and asked them how he could not see I had titanium brackets attached to my teeth, their response still makes me laugh. They said he was just bring an asshole that day. I understand why they are a little crazy at times. One of the agents was attacked by a traveler and had to be rushed to the hospital.

Zimmeh

clay · 05-28-2014, 08:20 AM

Was in the Caribbean a couple weeks ago. Going through customs on St. Croix as we arrived was a breeze.
As we left, I was in a WC (having just had my knee replaced 7 weeks prior to) going through customs to depart island. I was scanned, had the wand all over me PLUS a patdown over my whole body!! A female agent did the exam. My partner and gate agent who were escorting me through were on other side, laughing so hard at me...my "expression" was funny they say. Of course, I was shaking so hard....BUT NOT due to exam. I was afraid for take off. It was a mini hurricane going on at time of departure. ALL I could see was that huge mountain we had to climb up and over on takeoff! Whew.
My TSA experience was very pleasant. Their job is a difficult one, to say the least! I applaud them.
BTW, the metal prosthetic in my knee...was NO issue at all. I even had my card stating such..they weren't even interested in that at all.
Thank you, TSA!!!

Andrea · 06-05-2014, 04:06 PM

TSA worker accused of attacking colleague with box cutter

http://www.ajc.com/news/news/tsa-worker-accused-of-attacking-colleague-with-box/ngCbH/

The good news is he had passed his background check....../end sarcasm

04-08-2014, 07:28 AM	#1
Andrea Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Mature Femme Preferred Pronoun?: Her/She Relationship Status: I heart Rene Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: California Posts: 3,755 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 15,427 Thanked 14,925 Times in 3,022 Posts Rep Power: 21474849	Disabled woman denied flight out of LAX due to expired license http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/los_angeles&id=9492805 "LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A woman left disabled after a stroke was denied a flight out of Los Angeles International Airport due to an expired driver's license. Sherry Wright, of Canyon Country, is still upset about the way she and her disabled sister, Heidi Wright, were treated by a Transportation Security Administration official at LAX. Heidi, 58, suffered a stroke 10 years ago. She is wheelchair-bound and unable to speak. "He just wanted me to make my sister talk, and I couldn't believe it. I was like, 'Wow, we're going to make a miracle right now,'" said Wright. Sherry took Heidi to the airport Wednesday for a flight to Phoenix, but they were stopped by the TSA because of the expired license. "I showed her ID, her social and her DMV papers," said Sherry." From TSA website (bolding mine): Adult passengers (18 and over) are required to show a valid U.S. federal or state-issued photo ID in order to be allowed to go through the checkpoint and onto their flight. We understand passengers occasionally arrive at the airport without an ID, due to lost items or inadvertently leaving them at home. Not having an ID does not necessarily mean a passenger won't be allowed to fly. If passengers are willing to provide additional information, we have other means of substantiating someone's identity, like using publicly available databases. __________________ I am very spoiled! What we think about and thank about, we bring about! Today I will treat my body with love and respect.

04-25-2014, 07:24 AM	#2
Andrea Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Mature Femme Preferred Pronoun?: Her/She Relationship Status: I heart Rene Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: California Posts: 3,755 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 15,427 Thanked 14,925 Times in 3,022 Posts Rep Power: 21474849	TSA Gives Full Body Pat Down to 2 and 6 Year Old Children [VIDEO] http://www.travelerstoday.com/articles/9588/20140423/tsa-gives-full-body-pat-down-to-2-and-6-year-old-children-video.htm __________________ I am very spoiled! What we think about and thank about, we bring about! Today I will treat my body with love and respect.

05-11-2014, 09:00 AM	#3
Andrea Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Mature Femme Preferred Pronoun?: Her/She Relationship Status: I heart Rene Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: California Posts: 3,755 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 15,427 Thanked 14,925 Times in 3,022 Posts Rep Power: 21474849	TSA supervisor busted for having sex with underage girls in the Dominican Republic http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/tsa-supervisor-busted-sex-underage-girls-dominican-republic-officials-article-1.1786724 __________________ I am very spoiled! What we think about and thank about, we bring about! Today I will treat my body with love and respect.

05-28-2014, 06:21 AM	#4
Andrea Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Mature Femme Preferred Pronoun?: Her/She Relationship Status: I heart Rene Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: California Posts: 3,755 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 15,427 Thanked 14,925 Times in 3,022 Posts Rep Power: 21474849	Exclusive: Transgender travelers singled out in TSA screenings, docs show http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/5/26/groin-anomalies-andpatdownstravelingwhiletrans.html Department of Homeland Security documents obtained last month reveal details of incidents in which transgender travelers were subjected to heightened scrutiny when passing through airport security checkpoints. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests netted civil rights complaints, incident reports and internal memos and emails from the DHS's Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties and the Transportation Security Administration. They show that trans people have been required to undergo pat-down searches by officers of the opposite gender, reveal or remove items such as chest binders and prosthetic penises and defend challenges to their gender identities and their right to opt out of body scans, among other problems. __________________ I am very spoiled! What we think about and thank about, we bring about! Today I will treat my body with love and respect.

05-28-2014, 07:57 AM	#5
Zimmeh Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: Me Relationship Status: I am a human and not a possession Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Southern Volusia County, FL Posts: 6,746 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 23,549 Thanked 13,442 Times in 4,317 Posts Rep Power: 21474858	I work at an airport and had to go to another terminal for work. The TSA agent stopped me and asked to see in my mouth. I gladly smiled for him and he noticed that I had braces with a pink chain over them. I know several of the agents and asked them how he could not see I had titanium brackets attached to my teeth, their response still makes me laugh. They said he was just bring an asshole that day. I understand why they are a little crazy at times. One of the agents was attacked by a traveler and had to be rushed to the hospital. Zimmeh __________________ "A loving heart is the truest wisdom" -Chinua Achebe

05-28-2014, 08:20 AM	#6
clay Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Butch (Silver Fox) Dom Daddi Preferred Pronoun?: 50 Shades of Clay Darker & Deeper Relationship Status: married to my forever Join Date: May 2011 Location: salt air & sandy beaches Posts: 13,136 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 97,020 Thanked 31,666 Times in 7,748 Posts Rep Power: 21474864	Was in the Caribbean a couple weeks ago. Going through customs on St. Croix as we arrived was a breeze. As we left, I was in a WC (having just had my knee replaced 7 weeks prior to) going through customs to depart island. I was scanned, had the wand all over me PLUS a patdown over my whole body!! A female agent did the exam. My partner and gate agent who were escorting me through were on other side, laughing so hard at me...my "expression" was funny they say. Of course, I was shaking so hard....BUT NOT due to exam. I was afraid for take off. It was a mini hurricane going on at time of departure. ALL I could see was that huge mountain we had to climb up and over on takeoff! Whew. My TSA experience was very pleasant. Their job is a difficult one, to say the least! I applaud them. BTW, the metal prosthetic in my knee...was NO issue at all. I even had my card stating such..they weren't even interested in that at all. Thank you, TSA!!! __________________ To find someone who will love you for no reason, and to shower that person with reasons, that is the ultimate happiness. ~Robert Brault

06-05-2014, 04:06 PM	#7
Andrea Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Mature Femme Preferred Pronoun?: Her/She Relationship Status: I heart Rene Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: California Posts: 3,755 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 15,427 Thanked 14,925 Times in 3,022 Posts Rep Power: 21474849	TSA worker accused of attacking colleague with box cutter http://www.ajc.com/news/news/tsa-worker-accused-of-attacking-colleague-with-box/ngCbH/ The good news is he had passed his background check....../end sarcasm __________________ I am very spoiled! What we think about and thank about, we bring about! Today I will treat my body with love and respect.