this poor 95 yr old woman has enough going on fighting leukemia did they really need to degrade her so much and embarrass her like that...poor woman!! 

TSA is denying it went as far as the woman's daughter claims.... 

i know i just saw it on inside edition...its horrible to even think they could do that to a very old woman like that 

http://www.insideedition.com/news/6499/95-year-old-woman-patted-down-by-tsa-agents.aspx 

Guess she should take a train if she feels that TSA shouldn't look through her pamper

This made me giggle... I'm sure that earns me a seat in hell, but I giggled anyway.

I am sorry about her embarrassment, but I am not sorry that they patted her down. They did what the times call for... I am sorry that she was embarrassed and I am sorry that they have to do it at all.

Then again, there are sketch old people out there who probably would hide sht (Haha! Pun!) in their pampers and then it would be hell to pay if they hadn't checked.

Dammed if you do and dammed if you don't. 

This made me giggle... I'm sure that earns me a seat in hell, but I giggled anyway.

I am sorry about her embarrassment, but I am not sorry that they patted her down. They did what the times call for... I am sorry that she was embarrassed and I am sorry that they have to do it at all.

Then again, there are sketch old people out there who probably would hide sht (Haha! Pun!) in their pampers and then it would be hell to pay if they hadn't checked.

Dammed if you do and dammed if you don't.

you read my mind woman!!!

Then again, there are sketch old people out there who probably would hide sht (Haha! Pun!) in their pampers and then it would be hell to pay if they hadn't checked.

LOVE IT!!! 

you read my mind woman!!!


Haha! Great minds think alike!

LOVE IT!!!

I did too... I make myself giggle. :D My husband is known for puns and one liners- I guess it's rubbing off. 

I don't have a problem with them checking but the daughter said she had a choice of taking off the depends or not flying. It's a necessity. Would you ask the mother of a 10 month old to remove the diaper of her baby and have it fly without one....

Maybe change it to a clean one if it was so full it was hard, but that is testimony to the lack of care she was receiving from the daughter who mourned her leaving....

I don't know... 

TSA is doing their job. They are doing the job that is supposed to protect YOU and other flyers.

STFU and let them do what they are TRAINED to do. That is their job! 

really its their job..now they are frisking kids for the love of god where is it going to stop..will we all be subjected to strip searches every time we fly now..or will they require us to fly naked..holy crap i agree they should of had her wear a fresh one that was inspected but i for one dont want to sit next to granny and have her leak on the seat.. Christ all mighty..let her wear whats necessary for her and the rest of us to be comfortable..ugh it just grinds my gears.. 

the love of god where is it going to stop.

It stops when people can be trusted not to blow up other people.

I would rather them cavity search me, you and everyone else on the plane than to be blown up and die a horrible, fiery death.

Dying a tragic, violent death grinds my gears. If she doesn't want to go through the security, take a train or drive. It is not mandatory to take a plane... there are many other ways to travel. 

they never checked my kids diaper. There is no reason to. they don't check my underwear either! my kid doesn't beep. I would flip my lid if they tried to see my kids privates whether that child was 1 day old , 1 week, 1 month, 1 yr, etc. there are pedophiles everywhere, there is a certain level of privacy, period! Next people will be justifying a complete strip search or if your not ok with it then just don't fly. reason being everyone has the same body parts , right?? WRONG! didn't read the article but there are machines you go thru that freaking see thru EVERYTHING, and they have wands, etc. No reason to feel an elderly persons Underwear! SO disrespectful & disgraceful! it's ridiculous!!! 

It stops when people can be trusted not to blow up other people.

I would rather them cavity search me, you and everyone else on the plane than to be blown up and die a horrible, fiery death.


This is the most ridiculous statement I have read yet! How about someone ACTUALLY give this person a cavity search strip down & spread them (yess you chees & not the facial ones) by the way when you mean everyone you also mean our minor children (virgin daughters) would be ok to have their bodies penetrated to search for items inserted into them vaginally, anally as well as orally. right! thats ok with you!!!

Oh don't forget your probably ok with this happening in full view of everyone else too.

There will NEVER be a time when everyone can be trusted. laws are not made to keep criminals from breaking them. they are made to keep honest people honest. criminals will ALWAYS find a way to do/get what they want regardless of consequences.

sorry your America is not the America I want to be living in. 

There is no reason to

Terrorists hide bombs, pretending that their baby is a bomb, or not even having a baby just a bomb, and blow people up. You don't think YOUR life is important enough? The lives of other people aren't important enough?

They only check if they have reasons to. 

This is the most ridiculous statement I have read yet! How about someone ACTUALLY give this person a cavity search strip down & spread them (yess you chees & not the facial ones) by the way when you mean everyone you also mean our minor children (virgin daughters) would be ok to have their bodies penetrated to search for items inserted into them vaginally, anally as well as orally. right! thats ok with you!!!

Oh don't forget your probably ok with this happening in full view of everyone else too.


From what I understand, they didn't cavity search her (or did I miss it?).

And they are supposed to take you into a room to search you.

A friend of mine works for TSA. They HAVE to do these things for everyone's safety. 

No reason to feel an elderly persons Underwear! SO disrespectful & disgraceful! it's ridiculous!!! 

Maybe the elderly person has lived their life and is ready to die for their beliefs?

Eh.. I'm not gonna argue with you about it because I just don't care enough about it.

If I was going to be searched for legit reasons, I would just do it and get it over with for the protection of me and others. I'd rather know that I'm safe than to be sorry. 

Didn't the story say that the daughter decided to remove the diaper FOR them? The woman doesn't care so I don't know why the daughter does. 

Ditto. 

bump cause I can't vote