TSA Horror Stories That Passengers Cannot Forget

By Edward Bailey


The TSA, or the transport security administration, has always been under fire for their standard operating procedures that are rather invasive of privacy. People have complained about being groped, being violated, or even harassed. There have been a lot of tsa horror stories that are told by the common folk when it comes to their experiences in the airport.

From those who come from different cultures or religious backgrounds, it is definitely possible to experience some sort of discrimination with these procedures. One man, Gurdeep Singh Bawa had to remove his turban when he went under the scanner even if he passed the metal scanning. In his culture, it is rude to allow others to touch the turban, as per his religion.

There is also a story about this woman who was on a flight from Texas who was stopped by the agents. The agents sexually harassed her by forcing her to take off her blouse, exposing her breasts to them so that they can thoroughly check her. This made her file a complaint which was not reciprocated in anyway. So she just filed a lawsuit against the agency and kept her name anonymous from the reporters or news channels.

Sometimes, these stories do not really show up in the news but they do show up in sites like Reddit. One Redditor recounts that an agent tampered with a sleep apnea machine that she was bringing along with her to her flight. Because she got the name of the supervisor in charge and threatened to get her loved ones to file a complaint if she died due to her sleep apnea machine being broken, the agency eventually replaced it.

Cathy Bassi, who is a proud breast cancer survivor and a carrier of a prosthetic breast, was stopped by agents because they suspected the breast to be something dangerous. The agents first groped her beast and asked her if she felt anything. After that, they asked her to show the prosthetic breast.

Not even the children were spared as there was a story about a six year old boy whose father made an anonymous blog about the whole experience. The six year old boy as forced to undergo the enhanced pat down wherein his testicles were touched by the agents. They were not even given the choice to go through the scanner.

Of course, not everyone cooperated with the agents as this man, John Tyner showed everyone. In an interview in Fox News, Tyner stated that he refused both the pat down and the full body screening as he stated it to be illegal and a violation of human rights. Due to this, the agents eventually escorted Tyner out of the airport prompting him to miss his flight.

Everyone who has gone traveling in certain parts of the world has probably experienced some sort of unjust security procedure due to the transport security agents. While some agents really just follow the rules of their job, there is no denying that there are some who abuse their power just to harass passengers. This can really be seen in the stories that were mentioned above.




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