Well, I've been flying around a bit, and each time I get on a flight I get the infamous pat down. Whenever I go out of reagan national it seems like i get the Gay screeners, who doesnt do the normal pat down, theres no pat involved, the guy rubs his grimy hands up and down my torso, several times, while his fat stupid female superviser laughs. I've read other people have had the same problems with TSA screeners, especially women, but since there are so many gay men in D.C. it seems a lot of the screeners are gay and will grope you if your a guy.

If this happens again, im going to punch the idiot

i think its BS

i saw this on the news!

i had a girl rub me up and down and not pat down - i dont care as long as they dont whip out the white glove and say spread them!


Natalie

ya, i dont mind a rub, but when they squeeze my chest and my butt i fail to see how that makes it easier for them to find weapons.

Ive had my bags searched, shoes x-rayed, but never the pat down. Ive done alot of flying since 9/11 but never before, so I dont know what they changed, IM sure the shoe x-ray is new.

i get the rub-down every now and then. Ive never thought it was a big deal. It happens at the airports and sometimes at the shadier clubs and bars ive gone into. But theyve never felt as if they were groping me before. They do grab around places now and then, but ive never thought that it was anything sexual. In fact, the people dont seem like they are enjoying it, just something they have to do.

-Ash

Im sure there are people that abuse the rules when it comes to checks like this but you also gotta realize that there job is on the line...

My roomate has worked for the airlines for 8yrs now as a supervisor/fueler and has seen ALOT of crazy stuff make it threw the security checks... and after 911 they had to get HELLA strict about things.. infact they send people threw the checks all the time just to test them... there was a guy at the local check that got fired not too long ago because someone walked threw the check with a gun in the hood of the hoody they where wearing.. granted it was a test but still.... I know the check sucks but its something that has to happen, If its that much of an issue speak with the manager and file a report about it.. its not gonna get you newhere but might help.'

BTW DO NOT PUNCH THEM! you will go to federal prison for that... my roomate has sent a few people to prison just for things they have said.

Yea, there is no such thing as free speech in an airport!

Even picking up my dad from the airport once, I got surrounded by 4 police cars because I looked suspicious waiting in my celica for like 2 minutes for my dad. It was the scariest encounter I've had with a cop. I thought for sure I was done for...

I saw that news report, it did really push the limit but it is for safety I suppose its a fiar triad off, a few minuets of being uncomfortable in exchange for safe flight.

although if some guy was all rubbing me down, I would be pissed and start yelling at him for it. I heard in the report that you could chose between a girl or guy to perform the serch, I think I would chose a girl in the sence that I would be too creaped out with a guy doing it, nothing homophobic just my comfort level, does not really matter there is nothing sexual about being felt up for wepons

-NEVERSTOP+Nov 24, 2004 - 10:53 PM
same thing with hospital employees