Things changed at airports post 9/11, and the process of airport security necessarily became more rigid. It’s much slower, and some argue that it is much more invasive. According to Hot Air, when a Transportation Security Administration official at a Chattanooga, Tenn., airport went above and beyond the call of duty during the inspection of an upset child, the need for better training became painfully clear. As seen on video, the TSA screener pats down the 3-year-old aggressively, despite the child’s screams.
Transportation Security Administration pat down happens after outburst over stuffed animal
3-year old Many Simon had a pat down by TSA when she threw a fit after her stuffed animal was taken at scanner checkpoint. She is the daughter of Houston Television news reporter Steve Simon. The Transportation Security Administration said the child needed a "closer inspection," which meant a hand scanner and pat down were required after Mandy started weeping terrible. Whether Transportation Security Administration officials had severe reason to believe that Mandy Simon was an explosives mule for al-Qaeda is unclear; such things have occurred with children and the mentally impaired in Iraq. It’s mandateed by the United States Department of Homeland Security that these procedures occur. Even though it is something passengers and airport staff are against, it’s still required.
The event video is pretty bad though. Transportation Security Administration ought to have probably checked with the mom and dad about it first. Hot Air explains that it is possible that they could have explained it wasn't necessary to do the search.
United States looking to Israel for help
An airport security breach is something that hasn't happened in Israel in a while. It’s been decades since the last. Their methods are said to be both more comprehensive and more subtle than what TSA currently utilizes within the United States. It isn't necessary to have random sampling like this the Wall Street Journal suggests. In fact, the right training for Transportation Security Administration screeners would make a huge different. "Mugging random 3-year-olds," as Hot Air puts it, would be a thing of the uninformed past. Searching a young child doesn't have to happen though. Instead they might consider redirecting the child's fear or anger to determine what is going on. Proper training – and proper attitude from someone in what amounts to a highly specialized customer service position – could help restore Janet Napolitano and the TSA’s severely tarnished images.
Information from
Hotair.com
hotair.com/archives/2010/11/14/video-tsa-body-searches-a-three-year-old-girl/
TSA must learn how to work with children
youtube.com/watch?v=2TCHSGvNwRY
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