85-year-old grandmother said she was strip searched

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85-year-old grandmother said she was strip searched

An 85-year-old New York grandmother said Saturday she was injured and humiliated when she was strip searched at an airport after she asked to be patted down instead of going through a body scanner.

Lenore Zimmerman said she was taken to a private room and made to take off her pants and other clothes after she asked to forgo the screening because she worried it would interfere with her defibrillator. She missed her flight and had to take one two-and-a-half hours later, she said.

"I'm hunched over. I'm in a wheelchair. I weigh under 110 pounds (50 kilograms)," she said from her winter home at seniors community in Coconut Creek, Florida.

She added, "Do I look like a terrorist? This was the worst experience."

 

[cecilia]

is anyone surprised???

 

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[url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/11/us-airport-searches-complaints-idUSTRE7BA0WC20111211]TSA: "We truly regret these passengers feel they had a bad screening experience"[/URL]

The TSA blamed the problems on "a bit of miscommunication" and noted that JFK officers were receiving refresher training on "how to respectfully and safely screen passengers with disabilities or medical conditions."

Happy Holidays & have a "merry" screening experience!

 

[cecilia]

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/11/us-airport-searches-complaints-idUSTRE7BA0WC20111211

correct link