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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 12:31 PM Original message |
TSA posts video of "TSA Agents Took My Son" incident: |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 12:34 PM Response to Original message |
1. seems like the mom was lying, exaggerating or remembered things differently |
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Sanity Claws (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 12:39 PM Response to Original message |
2. Is it the same woman? |
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merh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 12:40 PM Response to Original message |
3. After watching the video, are you not bothered by the fact that the |
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barbtries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 01:20 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. i was bothered by that |
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merh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 02:09 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. I don't know all the facts. |
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barbtries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 02:21 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. your points are well taken nt |
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WonderGrunion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 02:25 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. But she did lie. A lot. |
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merh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 02:31 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. The blurring is proof that the TSA considered that portion of the |
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WonderGrunion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 02:37 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Seriously? 21 seconds. |
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merh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 02:59 PM Response to Reply #19 |
23. Seriously, go watch the video and see how much transpires in |
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WonderGrunion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 03:09 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Average unimpeded walking speed is 2 ft / sec. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 03:43 PM Response to Reply #10 |
28. Deleted sub-thread |
Trekologer (445 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 10:55 PM Response to Reply #3 |
46. No |
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merh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 11:55 PM Response to Reply #46 |
54. You didn't watch the video very closely. |
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RoyGBiv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 11:56 PM Response to Reply #3 |
55. No, I'm not ... |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 12:51 PM Response to Original message |
4. Wow; pretty much contradicts her story. nt |
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merh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 02:11 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. Does it? |
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WonderGrunion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 02:27 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. Wow! You're right. Conclusive evidence that she was sexually assaulted. |
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merh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 03:05 PM Response to Reply #15 |
24. No one said a thing about sexual assault. |
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WonderGrunion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 03:15 PM Response to Reply #24 |
27. I'm not accusing anyone of criminally violating my rights. |
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merh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 03:46 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. I don't see an attention whore. I see an upset citizen |
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naaman fletcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 04:17 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. Yes there is a proven lie: |
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merh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 06:09 PM Response to Reply #32 |
37. Do you know if she was allowed to sit down by the conveyor belt? |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 12:07 AM Response to Reply #27 |
57. Why are people being treated like criminals in the first place? |
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WonderGrunion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 12:16 AM Response to Reply #57 |
58. She set off the metal detector in an airport |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 12:49 AM Response to Reply #58 |
62. Well, I'm against the pretend War on Drugs also. Even though |
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naaman fletcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 05:03 PM Response to Reply #11 |
36. Yes from the video you can tell she lied. |
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rvablue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 01:08 PM Response to Original message |
5. Guess who took her site down? |
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JBoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 01:29 PM Response to Original message |
7. Wow, completely different "version" of the events. |
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smoogatz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 01:53 PM Response to Original message |
8. My wife was separated from our then 4-month-old daughter and 3-year-old son |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 02:21 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. When there are enough complaints, the TSA does change policy or retrain workers. |
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WonderGrunion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 02:03 PM Response to Original message |
9. Too many anti authority people here. |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 02:30 PM Response to Reply #9 |
16. Seconds? Minutes? Hours? Days? Weeks? Years? |
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WonderGrunion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 02:35 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Hours. Edited previous post to clarify. |
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Darth_Kitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 02:38 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. White privilege? Sheesh....... |
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WonderGrunion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 02:40 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. She thought she was above being scanned and had a tiff when she was. |
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Darth_Kitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 02:42 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Gee, so it's about race now...... |
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WonderGrunion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 03:11 PM Response to Reply #22 |
26. No I'm just showing that every strawman argument (TSA=Gestapo) |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 04:03 PM Response to Reply #18 |
31. Abuse of power is a given.. |
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WonderGrunion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 11:12 PM Response to Reply #31 |
47. I'm just tired of kneejerk reactions to blame people |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 11:26 PM Response to Reply #47 |
51. It's teh intertoobz.. |
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WonderGrunion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 11:32 PM Response to Reply #51 |
52. Well, if we're just slaves to internet behavior... |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 01:07 AM Response to Reply #52 |
65. Godwin! |
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WonderGrunion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 02:02 AM Response to Reply #65 |
67. I specificly said that to invoke Godwin's Law |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 05:00 PM Response to Reply #9 |
35. I'm old enough to remember a time before submitting to a strip search was my patriotic duty. |
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Cessna Invesco Palin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 06:17 PM Response to Reply #35 |
38. Put up with what? |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 12:40 AM Response to Reply #38 |
60. Good point. I don't know that I'm personally being wiretapped either. |
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krabigirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 11:23 PM Response to Reply #9 |
50. Lol, I think there are too many people on DU lately who worship authority. |
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WonderGrunion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 11:47 PM Response to Reply #50 |
53. No but you confirm my suspicion that many joined DU |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 12:46 AM Response to Reply #9 |
61. Antiauthoritarianism is a hallmark of the liberal mind. |
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LibDemAlways (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 01:00 AM Response to Reply #61 |
64. Thanks for the thoughtful post. I think my |
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naaman fletcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 03:51 PM Response to Original message |
30. A SHORT TIMELINE OF WHAT HAPPENS: |
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GoneOffShore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 08:57 PM Response to Reply #30 |
40. At 11:06 that was a money belt coming off her ankle |
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DRoseDARs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 04:30 PM Response to Original message |
33. Can the TSA sue the woman for libel? Lord knows this video completely kills her story. n/t |
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REP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 04:35 PM Response to Original message |
34. Falling to the ground screaming crying hysteric blogger lying? I'm shocked! |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 08:45 PM Response to Reply #34 |
39. Why did so many people believe her story without question? |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 09:02 PM Response to Reply #39 |
41. Because the TSA is always the bad guy |
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REP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 12:56 AM Response to Reply #39 |
63. Because when we think of the children, we just stop thinking |
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MajorChode (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 02:51 AM Response to Reply #39 |
71. Not everyone did |
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lib2DaBone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 09:42 PM Response to Original message |
42. As I see the video.. this poor woman was stuck in a holding cell... |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 09:53 PM Response to Reply #42 |
43. When did a couple of minutes become a "long time"? n/t |
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krabigirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 11:22 PM Response to Reply #43 |
49. It was over 10 minutes. I guess you are A-ok with being held in a plastic box? |
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RoyGBiv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 12:18 AM Response to Reply #49 |
59. No, it wasn't ... |
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rd_kent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 02:37 AM Response to Reply #49 |
70. No, it was TWO minutes! The WHOLE INCIDENT only lasted TEN minutes. |
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MajorChode (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 02:58 AM Response to Reply #49 |
72. There's a pretty good reason which is not as nefarious as you imagine |
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Trekologer (445 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 10:50 PM Response to Reply #42 |
45. I think its over the top of fabricate details of the store that did not happen |
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RoyGBiv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 12:02 AM Response to Reply #42 |
56. That's insane ... |
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LibDemAlways (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 01:14 AM Response to Reply #42 |
66. Raises hand. Of course the treatment is over the top. But it's |
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rd_kent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 02:31 AM Response to Reply #42 |
68. WTF? Are you kidding? |
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hurricanesfan27 (19 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 10:17 PM Response to Original message |
44. looks to me like she lied. |
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krabigirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 11:21 PM Response to Original message |
48. Hmmm..I wonder why some of it was edited out. It doesn't seem as bad as she described but ro |
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rd_kent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 02:36 AM Response to Reply #48 |
69. She was in there for TWO minutes! |
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