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TSA Security Theatre 0

Security screeners at Kennedy Airport violated procedures this fall when they asked two elderly women to show them medical devices concealed beneath their clothing, senior Homeland Security officials acknowledged in correspondence made public this week.

The women were 85 and 88. The devices were a colostomy bag and a back brace.

Management promises to retrain everyone.

As the veteran of over three decades in the training biz, I would not consider this a “training” issue.

This is an “arrogance of unlimited power” issue.

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