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C-dub wrote:I was thinking about this thread today at work. I was wondering about many peoples' opinions that these searches and pat downs/gropes are unconstitutional violations of the Fourth Amendment. What I was wondering was if that really applied since the TSA is not a law enforcement agency. Are they? They don't really have the authority to arrest anyone, do they? Aren't they really only a form of rent-a-cop with a little more authority, but still not LE? I'm not trying to stick up for what they do, but was just wondering.

TexasGal wrote:On the news today;
95 year old lady with cancer in a wheelchair. Her depends was wet and could not be completely felt up by the TSA screener so the agent told the daughter her mother would have to take it off. The daughter offered to just take her to the bathroom and put on a "dry" one. Nope. Had to take it off.

This all makes me feel like the bad guys have won already. They have taken the dignity of even our most elderly and ill who just want to fly--perhaps to visit loved ones for the last time. If other countries who have dealt with terrorism for a long time don't do it this way. Why do we?

XnTx wrote:

Mr.ViperBoa wrote:Its too bad you didnt get your phone cam recording. TSA youtube videos are getting a lot of attention

They might have tried to file interference with official duties charges. That seems to be the trend now. We can watch you, but you cannot watch us. No, I don't think I'm paranoid. I know I am.