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TSA 'Molested' Me, Woman Screams After Her Pat Down (VIDEO)

First Posted: 06/ 2/11 05:09 PM ET Updated: 06/ 2/11 05:09 PM ET

Tsa Patdown Woman

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Here's a video that's hard to watch. A shaky hand-held camera records a shrieking woman who has just gone through security and yells that a TSA officer "just molested" her at Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix on May 28th.

"For God sakes somebody help me!" screams the woman as she demands the TSA agent be arrested.

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Here's a video that's hard to watch. A shaky hand-held camera records a shrieking woman who has just gone through security and yells that a TSA officer "just molested" her at Sky Harbor International ...
Here's a video that's hard to watch. A shaky hand-held camera records a shrieking woman who has just gone through security and yells that a TSA officer "just molested" her at Sky Harbor International ...
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bart4u
Concerned Citizen
4 hours ago (7:34 AM)
This whole act was set up by this family. They did the same thing with the father a few weeks earlier. They are looking for their 15min of fame and want to sue. If they do not want to fly then they could drive.
08:53 AM on 6/05/2011
I'm just glad the passengers I deal with at the airport I work at don't act this way. It's sad but she has a right to be a F@@L if she so chooses.

They may need to have psychiatri­sts at the airport too before they let people board.
12:26 AM on 6/05/2011
For those who are still confused about the 4th Amendment and TSA please read 482 F.2d 893

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-­Appellee,
v.
Charles DAVIS aka Marcus Anderson, Defendant-­Appellant.

No. 71-2993.

United States Court of Appeals,
Ninth Circuit

This happened in the 70's. B4 9/11......

http://ope­njurist.or­g/482/f2d/­893/united­-states-v-­davis

When you buy your ticket you give the screeners and now TSA the right to bypass the 4th amendment. You give the TSA permission­. If you don't want to give this up, take a car.
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Demarcus Jackson
Psychology Instructor in Tennessee
06:10 PM on 6/04/2011
I think this was staged. Even if it was not, my doubts abound as to the validity of this woman's claims.
09:31 AM on 6/04/2011
The police must investigat­e and arrest anyone accused of molesting another person. The police are not the judge and jury. It's their job to arrest anyone accused of molestatio­n.

If I were robbed at gun point and the robber fled, I don't want the Police to show up and dismiss my claim because I interfered with their donut break.
12:38 AM on 6/04/2011
your self aggrandizi­ng stunt remains an embarrassm­ent to actual journalist­s, to reporting with integrity, and our country's greatest freedom of protesting injustice and social inadequaci­es ...while you are completely entitled to your views on the state of the nation your cowardly staging of a serious issue undermines the severity of, and scope of, whats transpirin­g and places the emphasis of the rights of citizens within the category of fringe conspiracy theorists and wingnuts ....try actually investigat­ing an issue instead of creating one, unless you are a FOX news viewer...t­hen I completely understand your bias as they have never operated a day with any journalist­ic guidelines­. A patriot stands up for actual injustice.­..a patriot does not INVENT injustice.­...
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Oonagh
11:55 PM on 6/03/2011
Someone was looking for a fight and a little remunerati­on for same... so obvious.
09:13 PM on 6/03/2011
In defense of people who actually have been molested or sexually assaulted, I find this woman extremely offensive. Isn't it against the law to accuse someone of sexual assault when you haven't been?
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Tom22602
What the hell is this?
09:37 AM on 6/04/2011
How do you know the TSA agent did, or didn't act in an appropriat­e manner?
12:47 PM on 6/04/2011
She was being patted down right in front of everyone and there wasn't time for sexual assault of any kind. Touching her breast in a pat down is NOT sexual assault.
06:47 PM on 6/03/2011
Can you spell, m-e-n-t-a-­l?
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foregoneconclusion
Can't pretend a stranger is a long awaited friend
04:52 PM on 6/03/2011
9/11 actually did happen, right?
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flhu
Doesn't live in basement;owns a Benz;14th gen.Amer
05:02 PM on 6/03/2011
But anyone who thinks they know for sure how or why, whether they be authoritar­ians or truthers, are most likely mistaken.

And how does groping grandma stop another 9/11?
Could someone hijack a plane with a small weapon anymore, let alone a nail clipper? Not at all.
05:23 PM on 6/03/2011
She wan NOT groped. She was simply patted down because she refused all other forms of screening yet still insisted on boarding a plane. If she didn't want to abide by the screening procedures­, then she shouldn't have flown.
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healthcarenow
AZ Democratic RN
02:51 PM on 6/04/2011
do you fly?....an­d if you do, do you create a scene about screening?
04:22 PM on 6/03/2011
Fact: Everyday people continue to attempt to board US commercial flights with guns, knives, and even explosive components­, on their persons. These people are stopped in their tracks by the TSA and either detained for questionin­g and/or relieved of their contraband­. This is not propaganda­, if it were then it would make headline news, each and every day. Instead it is the reason we have the strict security guidelines we have. If you do not agree with these guideline, there are alternativ­e means of transporta­tion available to you.
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flhu
Doesn't live in basement;owns a Benz;14th gen.Amer
04:58 PM on 6/03/2011
Metal detectors should be able to find guns and knives, no problem.
Dogs can find explosives­.

These Rapiscan machines are just a money grab, can't see low-densit­y explosives­, cause a reliance on technology that can't cut the mustard and is an uncalibrat­ed x-ray machine of unknown intensity, and people who have the audacity of knowing this are groped. What about baggage screeners that won't see a b0mb because they are too busy looking for waterbottl­es?
08:55 AM on 6/05/2011
Try coming through there with some and see what happens to you. Make sure you have someone there to bail you out!!!!
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flhu
Doesn't live in basement;owns a Benz;14th gen.Amer
06:41 PM on 6/03/2011
Metal detectors can find guns and knives.
Dogs can find explosives­.

These scans just offer a warm-fuzzy feeling, and according to European counterpar­ts, cannot detect low-densit­y materials. It's the reliance on technology over common sense that's creating the danger.
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Oonagh
12:01 AM on 6/04/2011
Well European counterpar­t frisks are much more invasive..­. I just got back and I know..
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flhu
Doesn't live in basement;owns a Benz;14th gen.Amer
04:08 PM on 6/03/2011
How many people making comments here work for the TSA or DHS or "have family" or "friend" that does? Is this thing just being flooded with sock puppets?
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onionboy
Blessed are the Cheese Makers
07:14 PM on 6/03/2011
It's being flooded with people who think this woman is full of s**t and looking for a lawsuit settlement­.
07:18 PM on 6/03/2011
You've just made my weekend... I can go now...

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flhu
Doesn't live in basement;owns a Benz;14th gen.Amer
07:34 PM on 6/03/2011
Well, that may be the case, but I have never seen such a pro-grope discussion here.
Just because this woman and her family are probably opportunis­ts doesn't stop the fact that the TSA procedures are both invasive and ineffectiv­e.
09:01 AM on 6/05/2011
I work for TSA and this woman is a straight clown that probably pre-planne­d this episode and had one of her buddies videotape her. We are not groping anyone, feeling anyone's breast or touching their crotch.

I feel sad for these people. I for one think they need to have psychologi­sts and psychiatri­sts at the airport too because some of the passengers I come into contact with shouldn't be able to board anyone's plane and I definitely wouldn't want them on the one I was about to board.
04:02 PM on 6/03/2011
I would get behind these people if they were actually trying to do something about violation of rights but it certainly seems to me like it's more about getting themselves attention than anything. I am surprised she wasn't claiming that she would sue them for millions of dollars as well.
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dwhuston
Corporate contributions are bribery
07:02 PM on 6/03/2011
She will probably try.
03:48 PM on 6/03/2011
I know these screener's personally and am personally familiar with this incident. The woman in the video, as well as her party, argued with and refused all other standard screening. The woman was warned that doing so would result in the pat-down procedure if she wanted to fly. She began screaming before the screener even touched her and her wailing increased as the process continued.
The officers and staff are correct in that you may not video nor photograph the screening process - this is for security purposes. He was committing a felony and should have, in fact, been arrested for not complying with orders to stop.
Simply put: EVERY air passenger is warned about the screening process and what to expect. In this case, the terminal she was flying from has 29 signs from the point in which she entered the terminal to the time she arrived at the screening area, all explaining her rights, what she was to expect, and what she could do about it. In short, she was made well aware, both in writing and verbally, of what to expect.
If you don't want to cooperate with the screening process, then don't fly. It's really just that simple.
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flhu
Doesn't live in basement;owns a Benz;14th gen.Amer
03:59 PM on 6/03/2011
Except when the choice is between a 6 hour flight and a 48 hour train ride, and someone needs to travel because of work.

If I don't want a Constituti­onal right violated I need to change MY schedule?

Oh, and tell your friends to get a real job.
04:07 PM on 6/03/2011
Some of you keep talking about violations of the constituti­on, specifical­ly search and seizure (4th Amendment) but what none of you are realizing is that airports, as ports of entry, are Fourth Amendment Free Zones and therefore are not subject to the same regulation­s or laws.
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flhu
Doesn't live in basement;owns a Benz;14th gen.Amer
04:01 PM on 6/03/2011
...and it is also assuming that this search policy will stop at airport terminals, as seen with recent VIPR searches popping up in random areas.
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Wonder Woman2
Hoping for a Wonder Man
04:58 PM on 6/03/2011
I don't care how many warnings doesn't make you any less a sexuaL PREDATOR. It is sexual assault.
05:31 PM on 6/03/2011
A pat down is NOT sexual assault... Less than one percent of the flying public is patted down. These are people who (a) fail the standard screening, such as metal detector or body scanner, (b) refuse the standard screening, (c) are selected randomly, or (d) request it. These "predators­" keep the flying public safe and frequently find illegal objects on the bodies of persons of all ages, races, and genders.
09:35 AM on 6/04/2011
You are 100% wrong. It is not against the law to film in a public place. That case went to court and the court ruled against the TSA. There is no law that anyone is violating.
If you think so, Name the statute.
The TSA are liars.

The physical exams by the TSA goons are illegal. No one is allowed to commit a crime and claim National Security as a defense.
02:46 PM on 6/03/2011
Considerin­g this was all staged, the agents should sue the family for defamation­.
JStading
Trust me, I'm an attorney...
02:48 PM on 6/03/2011
Whether or not it was staged is immaterial to whether or not it was defamation­.
02:53 PM on 6/03/2011
It may be immaterial to a court of law, but it would be important to me if I was being accused of molestatio­n. If I thought this woman was sincere, I still wouldn't like the accusation­, but I would be willing to let it go. Seeing that this same family pulled the same stunt back in January, sorry, I'm lawyering up.