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Title: Alaska state rep objects to airport search demand
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
URL Source: http://www.seattlepi.com/national/1 ... s_lawmaker_airport_search.html
Published: Feb 21, 2011
Author: BECKY BOHRER
Post Date: 2011-02-21 18:32:34 by Wood_Chopper
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Views: 9417
Comments: 16
JUNEAU, Alaska -- An Alaska state lawmaker is making her way back to the state Capitol after refusing a pat-down search at a Seattle airport, a spokeswoman said. Rep. Sharon Cissna underwent a body scan as she was preparing to leave Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Sunday and was then required to undergo the pat-down by Transportation Safety Administration officials, said Michelle Scannell, her chief of staff. Scannell said the TSA called for the pat-down because the scan showed Cissna had had a mastectomy. The TSA, on its website, says security officers "will need to see and touch your prosthetic device, cast or support brace as part of the screening process." Scannell did not elaborate beyond the statement. TSA spokesman Kwika Riley, after being asked to respond to Cissna's comments, issued a general statement that did not mention Cissna or the Anchorage Democrat's claims. Scannell, in her statement, said Cissna was ordered to submit to a "very intrusive pat-down or leave the airport." She said Cissna, who had been in Seattle for medical treatment, was scheduled to return to Alaska via ferry. Scannell could not immediately say how soon Cissna would return. The state Legislature is currently in the midst of a 90-day session. Riley, in a general statement, said the TSA is "sensitive to the concerns of passengers who were not satisfied with their screening experience and we invite those individuals to provide feedback to TSA." Riley did not immediately return a phone message Monday. Both full body scanners and pat-down searches have come under increasing criticism as the TSA has stepped up its airport security measures.
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#1. To: Wood_Chopper (#0)
But did she get a refund on her plane ticket?
Meathead.
I wager you didn't read that part of the article.
I wager you didn't read that part of the article. Did you read it buckeroo? Since she was not allowed on the aircraft and told by TSA to leave the airport, she now is going to return to Alaska via ferry.
from my first post: But did she get a refund on her plane ticket?
That's why Rudgear called you a meathead. You think the important part of the story is if she got her plane ticket refunded. You're the type who would hand over your wife to be seen naked or fondled by anyone who would claim to attempt to protect you in exchange for doing so. You'd pimp your own wife. You're a good little sheeple, buckeroo.
Yes, I do. She was already aware of the vicious nature of TSA pat downs irrespective of anything else. I am interested in if she is filing a legal suit against TSA beyond their standard methods of procedure but for also loss of income, added expenses and so forth. Lawsuits MUST be filed with a dollar amount concerning damages; if she received a refund that tends to discount a potential lawsuit.
Stoner is such a dickhead.
#15. To: Fred Mertz (#14)
That is unacceptable. I warned you.
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#2. To: Rudgear (#1)
#3. To: buckeroo (#2)
#4. To: Rudgear (#3)
Scannell, in her statement, said Cissna was ordered to submit to a "very intrusive pat-down or leave the airport." She said Cissna, who had been in Seattle for medical treatment, was scheduled to return to Alaska via ferry.
#5. To: buckeroo, Rudgear (#4)
Scannell, in her statement, said Cissna was ordered to submit to a "very intrusive pat-down or leave the airport." She said Cissna, who had been in Seattle for medical treatment, was scheduled to return to Alaska via ferry.
#6. To: Wood_Chopper (#5)
#8. To: buckeroo, Rudgear (#6)
from my first post: But did she get a refund on her plane ticket?
#13. To: Wood_Chopper, rudgear, fred mertz (#8)
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You think the important part of the story is if she got her plane ticket refunded.
#14. To: buckeroo (#13)
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Replies to Comment # 14. Stoner is such a dickhead.
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