This makes me furious:

[MineralMan]

6. I remember that story from last year.

It was a horrible situation for the traveler. TSA patdown personnel need better training in handling such situations, including training in ostomy appliances and how they are used. I imagine that most of the people doing patdowns rarely see this situation, so training is needed to alert them to issues involved with such cases.

No matter what the situation is, or what the thing it is that people do, there will be situations that come up that were not anticipated properly. That's true with the TSA, and it's true of many other places where people come into contact with other people.

That you had to find a 2011 story is an indication that such is not the norm. The TSA's apology is another indication of the same thing.