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70. Sounds as unconcerning as a quiet, random housewife from San Bernardino.

Thu Jan 7, 2016, 10:55 AM

Jan 2016

Sounds as unconcerning as a quiet, random housewife from San Bernardino.

Can't be too whimsical and fancy free, you know.

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Father outraged by TSA pat down of his 10-year-old daughter, shows it in youtube in slow-mo [View all] Liberal_in_LA Jan 2016 OP

So he broadcasts it for everyone to see... cwydro Jan 2016 #1

in slow mo with commentary Liberal_in_LA Jan 2016 #3

And put it on every morning news show... cwydro Jan 2016 #5

blech. some parents.... renate Jan 2016 #12

Before the days of TSA, I served as one of those decoys in a military setting. MADem Jan 2016 #78

The creepiest part is the dads commentary and slow motion crap. I would be concerned about uppityperson Jan 2016 #45

+1 GreatGazoo Jan 2016 #69

Yup. If he really cared, he'd have contacted a lawyer vs posting it like this uppityperson Jan 2016 #89

I hope the dad get as much money out of these groppers as possible yeoman6987 Jan 2016 #81

Cuing up Inigo Montoya for you uppityperson Jan 2016 #87

Let the victim blaming begin! Warren Stupidity Jan 2016 #75

Yeah so people can see the sick fucks that the TSA are, oh, and mostly pretty stupid snooper2 Jan 2016 #84

Wtf EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #2

This is what we wanted HassleCat Jan 2016 #4

The thing with profiling... jberryhill Jan 2016 #9

Yes. ISIS would be recruiting 10-year old San Diego girls on family vacations. Nye Bevan Jan 2016 #14

Exactly LittleBlue Jan 2016 #16

Why is it inconceivable? jberryhill Jan 2016 #24

Because there is no history little American non-Muslim girls being recruited LittleBlue Jan 2016 #27

There is no need to "recruit" them jberryhill Jan 2016 #33

How do you know she's not a Muslim? philosslayer Jan 2016 #35

Her name and her father LittleBlue Jan 2016 #42

You're in favor of profiling philosslayer Jan 2016 #43

Should a 25-year old guy from Yemen who bought a 1-way ticket, paying in cash, Nye Bevan Jan 2016 #46

We already do it LittleBlue Jan 2016 #51

You are not correct HassleCat Jan 2016 #90

Not inconceivable anigbrowl Jan 2016 #67

I don't understand your point jberryhill Jan 2016 #18

Why does a forgotten juice box necessitate a full-body grope? Nye Bevan Jan 2016 #23

What makes it a "forgotten" juice box jberryhill Jan 2016 #29

So your concern is that the Capri Sun juice box was, in fact, a bomb. Nye Bevan Jan 2016 #36

Kabuki theatre with a 96% fail rate... TipTok Jan 2016 #71

Populated by self-important jumped-up wannabe cops Nye Bevan Jan 2016 #73

TSA is definitely the bottom tier of the security pecking order... TipTok Jan 2016 #74

Exactly Empowerer Jan 2016 #64

TSA says such examination of 10 yr old is OK in "certain circumstances" librechik Jan 2016 #88

Sacrificing freedom for security davidn3600 Jan 2016 #6

And worse, we didn't even get security. Lizzie Poppet Jan 2016 #17

Yep. Not too long after 9/11, I had a customer who was a Chicago K-9 cop. Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2016 #83

People scare easily. TSA is a joke. nt Logical Jan 2016 #49

There's more to the story. I think 840high Jan 2016 #7

That's my read anigbrowl Jan 2016 #68

To be fair, 10-year old girls from San Diego are a known terrorist demographic. Nye Bevan Jan 2016 #8

she left capri juice box in her backpack, it wasn't just a random pull for pat down Liberal_in_LA Jan 2016 #10

Whoa. A 10-year old girl with a juicebox? That's very scary. Nye Bevan Jan 2016 #13

Or a can of soda jberryhill Jan 2016 #22

Whoa. That's a photo of what the girl had? Nye Bevan Jan 2016 #25

The container is irrelevant. jberryhill Jan 2016 #31

Do you think that the TSA confirmed that it was actually an innocent juice box, Nye Bevan Jan 2016 #40

that's a photo released by Isis of the bomb the say brought down the Egyptian airliner. Calista241 Jan 2016 #47

Eeek, a juice box. grntuscarora Jan 2016 #15

Yes, there is a randomization component jberryhill Jan 2016 #19

If I were a terrorist, which I most definitely am NOT, grntuscarora Jan 2016 #28

TSA failed to detect banned items in 67 out of 70 tests. Nye Bevan Jan 2016 #30

So your point is that they are not aggressive enough? jberryhill Jan 2016 #34

My point is that they are poorly trained and/or incompetent (nt) Nye Bevan Jan 2016 #37

Frisk all of us with green chile sauce/juice boxes, grntuscarora Jan 2016 #41

Why? Because she is a white 10-year old girl from San Diego ? kwassa Jan 2016 #59

Sounds as unconcerning as a quiet, random housewife from San Bernardino. LanternWaste Jan 2016 #70

Tashfeen Malik was from Pakistan and had lived in Saudi Arabia. (nt) Nye Bevan Jan 2016 #72

Sacrificing freedom for security tularetom Jan 2016 #11

I was watching the TSA agent. She seems to be trying to smile and tblue37 Jan 2016 #20

The way to make the child comfortable would have been to wave her through, Nye Bevan Jan 2016 #39

Her cell phone also started ringing while she was being patted down. Jim Beard Jan 2016 #62

Ah, they probably concluded that one of her evil ISIS cohorts was calling her. Nye Bevan Jan 2016 #63

first world problems nt geek tragedy Jan 2016 #21

then again brettdale Jan 2016 #26

The comments upthread suggest that would be fine jberryhill Jan 2016 #32

Kid getting a polite pat down in airport security? Meh. nt geek tragedy Jan 2016 #44

They have you fooled. nt Logical Jan 2016 #50

Yo tone deaf dad - LiberalElite Jan 2016 #38

I go through TSA security over 50 times a year FLPanhandle Jan 2016 #48

Not my experience, phylny Jan 2016 #61

I saw nothing inappropriate with the TSA pat down. I see more things wrong with the father. vaberella Jan 2016 #52

+1 Person 2713 Jan 2016 #54

TSA is not needed, but we knew that anyway. Ny Logical Jan 2016 #58

I see a TSA employee doing her job. Nothing in the process was untoward or inappropriate. What I AM underahedgerow Jan 2016 #66

Actually making a fuss is illegal, and call who exactly? Glassunion Jan 2016 #82

Wasn't the whole-body wave scanner in the background available? BadgerKid Jan 2016 #53

Not everyone wants that type of radiation, Ilsa Jan 2016 #57

Both my husband and I get pulled out for the pat down due to our hip replacements all the time mnhtnbb Jan 2016 #55

They do this to all of us who refuse to be Ilsa Jan 2016 #56

Last time I flew I got a pat down. betsuni Jan 2016 #60

I will not fly. This is bullshit. JEB Jan 2016 #65

I saw this on TV. I hate to say it, but I think if his little girl was a MADem Jan 2016 #76

That was horrible! She'll be traumatized for ...ah...3 minutes! BlueJazz Jan 2016 #77

"The pat-down followed agency guidelines" Act_of_Reparation Jan 2016 #79

For those who seem to believe Jake Stern Jan 2016 #80

good find nt steve2470 Jan 2016 #86

this guy is an idiot steve2470 Jan 2016 #85