Airport security post-9/11 has been a tedious process for all involved, from passengers to screeners. It’s much slower, and some argue that it’s much more invasive. Based on Hot Air, when a Transportation Security Administration formal at a Chattanooga, Tenn., airport went above and beyond the call of duty during the inspection of an upset child, the need for better training became painfully clear. The Transportation Security Administration screener pats down the 3-year-old in a manner that clearly indicates a lack of sensitivity – and the whole thing was captured on cell phone video by the child’s father, who happens to be a Television news reporter. Source of article – TSA official pats down distraught 3-year-old girl by Personal Money Store.
TSA pats down following an outburst for a teddy bear takes place
3-year old Many Simon had a pat down by TSA when she threw a fit following her teddy bear was taken at scanner checkpoint. She is the daughter of Houston TV news reporter Steve Simon. A huge fit with sobbing was what Mandy did here. The TSA said she needed a pat down and hand scanner, or a "closer inspection," because of this. Whether Transportation Security Administration officials had severe reason to believe that Mandy Simon was an explosives mule for al-Qaeda is unclear; such things have occurred with children and the mentally impaired in Iraq. Even though passengers and airport staff don't like that these procedures happen, it is a requirement the United States Department of Homeland Security mandates.
Yet the video of the incident speaks for itself. As Hot Air suggests, perhaps Transportation Security Administration could have taken mom and dad aside for questioning, to see if an inspection was truly necessary.
Following in Israel's actions
It has been decades since Israel had a security breach in an airport. The TSA within the United States is not almost as subtle or comprehensive as their methods are. It isn't necessary to have random sampling like this the Wall Street Journal suggests. In fact, the right training for TSA screeners would make a huge different. Hot Air explained that "Mugging random 3-year-olds" is something that would no longer happen. It can be less traumatic if the child's fear or anger were redirected instead of searching the young child. Janet Napolitano and the TSA's images that are now really bad and might get better if there were proper training and proper attitudes with customer service.
Info from
Hotair.com
hotair.com/archives/2010/11/14/video-tsa-body-searches-a-three-year-old-girl/
TSA must learn how to work with children
youtube.com/watch?v=2TCHSGvNwRY
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