‘You Don’t Have Boobs’: Woman Says TSA Made Crude Comment to Her Son After Pat Down
- Posted on December 15, 2010 at 10:16am by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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Adrienne Durso of Carlsbad, California is suing the TSA for an overly invasive pat down. That pat down, she says, included a female agent groping her breasts and admitting to her son later that he wasn’t searched because “you don’t have boobs.”
Durso, who has had a mastectomy, says she was humiliated and told KOB-TV, “I felt as though I didn’t have any rights”:
From KOB:
She says she knew her rights had been violated so she asked to speak to a supervisor who she thought would help.
All the while her son stood by her side and couldn’t remain silent anymore
“My son, who I‘m very proud of spoke up and said ’I went through the metal detector and I did not get a pat-down‘ to which the supervisor said ’well you don‘t have boobs’,” she said.
That statement was the last straw for Durso – so she contacted the lawfirm of Drinker, Biddle and Reath. Her attorney, Alex Brodsky, says this whole ordeal violates her 4th Amendment rights which protects Americans from unreasonable search and seizure.
“We think that these searches given the invasiveness and given the extensiveness of these searches are really more akin to something like a strip search and certainly as a result we think we have a strong case,” said Brodsky.
Durso says she isn’t doing this for money or fame but rather for countless other Americans who take to the skies for travel.
(H/T: Mediaite)
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Comments (86)
Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 12:03pmI just shipped a dog we had been watching back to a friend, you should have seen the stuff TSA had done to that poor dog. X-Ray machine, pat down, and body cavity search, and that was just what the ticket agent did, I can’t mention what the TSA agents did, x-rated.
Report Post »HumanDoing
Posted on December 16, 2010 at 10:17am“Sokath, his eyes uncovered!”
Report Post »DagneyT
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 11:45amThey should make this a class action lawsuit, and everyone who has undergone this type of search could join in it!
Report Post »The Libertarian Atheist
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 2:21pmAbsolutely. Count me in.
Report Post »OneFunR6
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 11:44amAmendment 4 – Search and Seizure. Ratified 12/15/1791.
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
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http://www.usconstitution.net/const.html#Am4
Report Post »bigdaddybernie
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 11:37amJust keep moving……….keep moving citizen…….I guarantee you won’t like………..REEDUCATION CAMP………….
Report Post »Kaysguy
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 11:07amUsing Justice Breyer’s reasoning, this is not unconstitutional, since there was no protection against unreasonable search and seizure in the Constitution, only in the Amendments added to make it possible to gain ratification.
Report Post »OneFunR6
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 11:35amUsing Justice Breyer’s reasoning, this is not unconstitutional to terminate unconstitutional justices since there was no protection against this prior to the Constitution. He should be forcibly removed from the S.C. IMMEADIATELY. The ONLY thing the S.C. gets to rule on, IMO, is whether or NOT the ‘new’ law conforms/adheres to THE CONSTITUTION,…… AS WRITTEN. PERIOD.
Report Post »OneFunR6
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 11:42amIn order to “Fundamentally Transform” America, one MUST “Fundamentally Transform” the CONSTITUTION.
In order to “Fundamentally Transform” the CONSTITUTION, one MUST AMMEND IT.
The founding Fathers did assume the ‘their’ Constitution was perfect in every way, and so they did the best they could think of FOR THEIR PRODGENY and allowed a PROCESS BY WHICH the Constitution could be changed/amended.
Report Post »Mirembe1
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 11:07amGet used to it. It is obvious to all that TSA’s commision is to protect the airplane and not the people. It’s the only way to explain the ridiculous, unprotected unsdcreened maddening lines. The whole process is a joke. Happy travels.
Report Post »GulfPeg
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 10:53amI don’t know why the government always has to punish us (the invasive pat downs and humiliations). The illegals and Muslims have more rights than we do!
Report Post »KenM
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 10:51amWe’ve given the government total control of our lives through our complaceny. So as your boss “shut up and get used to it”…says your great Uncle Sam the Great Provider. Its about time people woke up and spoke up. Problem is it might be to damn late to do anything about it. Surely you don’t expect the congress to grow some and change the way we are heading do you? We got exactly what we deserve.
Report Post »Les Better
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 10:49amYou, the cowardly sheeple who would do almost anything to avoid being inconvenienced, deserve every criminal TSA grope inflicted upon you and every unconstitutional irradiation you suffer through the actions of the Occupying Enemy in the District of Corruption.
The proper thing to do is rebel against the dimunition and destruction of your God-given Constitutional rights. Hit the airlines in the pocketbook and absolutely refuse to fly until they stop the unconscionable and un-Constituational violation of your rights.
If I can’t get there by car, boat or train I’m not going and I vow not to go until such time as Constitutional protections are restored to their rightful place. Inconvenience yourself, go ahead; you‘ll survive and you’ll better about yourself for having done something other than being a passive victim and ignorant sheeple.
Report Post »Tyson
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 11:33amI have already stacked that flag with both the airlines and my employer. Add that my family and extended family have stopped shopping at Walmart until they break with their allegiance with the Department of Fatherland Security
Report Post »kryptonite
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 3:58pmIt’s more like Department of Totalitarian Security.
Report Post »kazzbooA1
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 10:48amMuslims should be stripped before getting on a plane -they are yhe ones who started all this crap with those stupid liberal bastards.
Report Post »grandmakdw
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 10:45amMy daughter is very beautiful. I just sent her a copy of this email and told her to get to the airport early. Why? After what has been happening I know they will send her through a scanner and/or pat her down. Sad, sad world the new administration has made for us. That a Mother has to warn her daughter that she will be personally violated by the government and to get ready for it.
Report Post »kryptonite
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 11:58amDid you hear about the model who was forced to go through a nude body scan and was not given the option to be groped? The TSA/KGB agents singled her out and afterwards were smirking and whispering to each other. I bet she is now on the TSA porn file.
Please use the little freedom you have left wisely. Refuse the nude scan. Don’t fly if you can drive.
Report Post »Mettag
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 10:44amIf you don’t want searched, drive. It’s just that simple and cheaper too.
Report Post »Cuthalu
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 10:38amThe TSA are freaks.
Report Post »Thighmaster
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 10:33amNow they’re using snooping vans to look inside your cars. These vans were designed to use against the enemy in Iraq and Afghanistan and now we’re the enemy. Sound familiar ?
Report Post »biggreenboo
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 11:11amwhat are snooping vans?
Report Post »TombstoneJim
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 10:31amWelcome to Amerkia Comrade…..you elected them……how’s that Change thing working out for you?
Report Post »cheerer8000
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 10:30amCan some one please come up with a better way to keep us safe and be so personal? There has to be someone!
Report Post »TexasCommonSense
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 10:38amThe El Al method. Look for terrorist activities and search them based on reasonable suspicion. Over-invasive searches of random people violates the fourth amendment. The bill of rights is non-negotiable!
Report Post »OneFunR6
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 11:27amThe El Al method.
Make damn sure that EVERY person with a bag gets on their assigned plane.
That way, IF ‘they’ blow it up, THEN THEY WILL BE ON IT.
And make sure that everyone in the airlines business understands,…
Report Post »if they aid or abbet the terrorists, they will personally pay for it.
Al Gator
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 12:48pmActually, the cure to this disease known as islam, is VERY simple.
First, remove all security from all airports. No more metal detectors, screenings, goon thug gropers.
Next, let the world know that if just one of our planes even so much as farts on take off, mecca is gone. Green glass, let the world be damned.
The only guys who had the knutz to do such a thing, were Harry Truman and Richard M. Nixon. Go ask Tojo and uncle Ho.
Report Post »rockyflatsgear
Posted on February 17, 2011 at 11:15pmChange our foreign policy, arm the pilots, and let a few trained passengers pack some heat saves the cost of the air Marshal. Start serving good food on flights no reason to blow up a plane with good service and food. We have so many socialist in government lets start offering flights to Cuba we will not miss them.
Report Post »TexasCommonSense
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 10:29amOf course it violates the fourth amendment. They do it anyway, and that’s the worst part of it. Look for terrorist, not for bombs.
Report Post »HemiOwner
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 10:28amTSA = Goon squad, nothing else. Useless people.
Report Post »rbqueen
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 10:27amWhat I’m wondering is: Are they going through the registered sex offenders list’s to find people to work for the TSA? I wonder how long it will take for Barney Franks to figure out that he would have a lot more fun working for the TSA than in Congress.
Report Post »Dilbert is Real
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 10:26amI have been wondering why it has taken so long for the TSA to be sued on these grounds.
Report Post »paulamadden
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 10:25amYes….the war began…. on American citizens many years ago.
Report Post »tjdavid21444
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 10:24amThey are trying to goad us into reacting with violence. This woman was perfectly justified in both her outrage and her response, i.e. to engage the services of a lawyer. Fight them with logic, reason and the law. Not anger, violence or stooping to their level. We can and will prevail, if we don’t allow them to use their “top down, bottom up, inside out” tactics against us.
Report Post »the_ancient
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 10:42amUnfortunately the Courts, all the way to the Supreme Court, has proven time and time again that they are currently unable to protect the people has it their charge. Since FDR the courts have shift from being the last line of defense of individual liberty to the front lines of government power grabs. From the Expansion of the Commerce Clause starting in 1945 with Filburn, to the most recent abolishment of all property rights in Kelo the courts have a long long history of standing up for the government at the expense of the individual
Report Post »tower7femacamp
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 11:14amthey have been for a long time, Cops on steroids with tazers
Report Post »shoting at will. It use to be the cops didn’t treat everyone
with a camera as a criminal. I have to wonder what process they
use to find the people with the right personality to be cops ?
If you don’t see a crime quit trying to prevent one……
the_ancient
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 12:02pm@TOWER7FEMACAMP
The problem is that in many mid-size to Large cities, the police have gotten a good handle on REAL crime, so in order to justify the continued expansion of the force and the purchase of ever more military style toys they have to find the criminal in all of us. Make everyone a criminal just wanting to get out.
Report Post »brotherhiram
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 12:48pmit‘s not about winning a court case it’s about playing their game, they want us to react violently like tjdavid21444 has said, because they are tired of burrying stories about the violent left, while us conservatives speak up in a civil manner, remember one of us becoming violent will be enough for this administration and the media to tear us apart.
the goal here is to constantly embarass this administration, with truth, constantly show how biased the media is, and by doing this we need to be non violent and reighteous because we have a HECK more to lose than they do.
It may be tough to hold back sometimes, but it is NECESSARY… we need to constantly expose the left for who they truly are racist, violent, totalitarian, elitists and especially incompetent.
Report Post »brotherhiram
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 12:55pmI disagree with the idea of the ever expandig police force in cities becoming more oppressive, I live in a medium city and work in a large city, and no one bothers me, I do believe that the police has to go more high tech because they can’t conduct traditional police work with their hands tied behind their backs by the ACLU, and let’s not spill this discussions in local municipalities, these TSA agents are federal agents, if they expand to train stations and bus stations, this would be a de facto introduction of federal forces on our streets, with unlimited search powers
Report Post »rockyflatsgear
Posted on February 17, 2011 at 11:06pmI have to agree this is part of a bigger plan to push our buttons. Women with curves tend to get selected for x-ray inspection that is one of the reasons we made our radiation absorbing privacy garments. The viewers are disappointed to find a fig leaf or other design our way of saying no to the radiation and digital strip search. Jeff at Rocky Flats Gear USA mfg of the original TSA underwear.
Report Post »neverending
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 10:24amWelcome to the wonderful world of the sorry sob and all his mob residing in the white house.
Report Post »cheezwhiz
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 3:57pmHey whats wrong with sqeezing a few boobs and ‘junks’ of innocent people ?
Report Post »Just don’t moniter the e-mails of muslim killers , because THAT is a violation of their privacy and Constitutional rights.
4th Amendment protections are exclusively for muslims because jihad is a Constitutional right now .
FED-UP-AND-READY-TO-TAKE-ACTION
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 10:22amThe problem is getting out of hand to say the least. While the average American is “open season” anyone who might really look like they might be a possible terrorist is being given a measure of political correctness. Do not want to offend our turban wearing or veil wearing people……….TOP DOWN-BOTTOM UP-INSIDE OUT……….VISTORY OR DEATH
Report Post »captguam
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 12:50pmThose of us “inside” must resist the “Top” and “Bottom” to prevent what they hope is inevitable. They are working in concert to force us to choose the lesser of two evils. Our task is to defeat evil without violence. Use of aggression will be their excuse to clamp down on us. Re: Martial law.
Report Post »FED-UP-AND-READY-TO-TAKE-ACTION
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 1:08pmI agree. I will say however that when our dollars will no longer be the world currency and our oil prices go through the roof to $6-8 per gal, the stores will have limited foods that will cost more than most can afford and the people who have never been without start rioting, then that’s another story all together. We will have to protect our own then for sure……………………..VICTORY OR DEATH
Report Post »Red Neckerson
Posted on December 16, 2010 at 1:43amEverybody show at at TSA checkpoints wearing arabian headress.
Report Post »crossdraw
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 10:21amShe says her rights were violated. GET USED TO IT. This has only just begun. Be prepared.
Report Post »tower7femacamp
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 10:28amwe are getting everything we deserve, we ask for the govt to
protect us and throw out our freedom, and we make fun of those who try
and stop the Tyranny. We have been conditioned to react with anger
toward anyone fighting for truth and freedom. TSA is just the beginning
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZ4u9j4bkC0&feature=related
FIT will be coming to America.
cubber
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 10:30am@ crossdraw. I’m with you. BE PREPARED.
Report Post »dwh320
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 10:43amI chose not to fly anymore on commercial airlines.
Report Post »FED-UP-AND-READY-TO-TAKE-ACTION
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 10:45amTOWER7
FIT is already here and have been for a long time. Everyone posting here is on a list, make NO mistake about it…………………VICTORY OR DEATH
Sinista Mace
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 10:45amHey tower7femacamp
Looks like BECK and his camp are over there checking out http://www.prisonplanet.com or http://www.infowars.com, and bandwagoning their stories…
Report Post »Mirembe1
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 10:48amYes get used to it. It is obvious nthat TSA is really protecting the airplane and could care less about the people. It’s the only way to account for the really unsafe, unprotected, maddenig lines as we wait for the false security check. Hapy travels.
TXPilot
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 10:51amWhat the Communists running this country to ruin haven’t seemed to think about, is the fact that while they consider us to be sheep to control, just like in Europe……in fact, we are “armed” sheep….Get ready traitors…you are about to bite off way more than you can chew.
tower7femacamp
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 11:11amSINSTA the truth is the truth and if these blaze posters are
honestly looking for it they will find out Alex has always been
consistent about our freedoms.
Not a recovering NEOCON like me…..
Tyson
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 11:29amTXPILOT
Report Post »How right you are? Armed Sheep! I like it!
CatB
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 11:31amI think they must be looking for the most “STUPID” people they can find for TSA …. how else can you explain the thug and low mentality of these screeners? Low I.Q. — go along union thugs.
CatB
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 11:34amI too refuse to fly .. If I can‘t drive somewhere I won’t go … let them lose business– that is the only way the airlines will demand change .. it won’t come from we the people submitting to abuse.
Report Post »Polwatcher
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 1:25pmNo more flying for me until they get their act together. This kind stuff is unsafe and degrading.
ozchambers
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 3:15pmActually, if we get used to it, they will have won.
Bullcop34
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 5:46pmBy refusing to fly we are making an impact. Continental and United are now charging a fee to hold the price of the seat you book if you want to book in advance and it is non refundable. Pretty soon, we are going to have to pay to get on the website just to look at the seats to begin the booking process. It only starts with a little nudge….
Report Post »http://www.airlinesanddestinations.com/airlines/continental-offers-reservation-hold-fare-lock-service-%E2%80%93-for-a-fee/
staythecourse
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 11:39pmThere is more to this “screening” than meets the eye. People are told to take a “stance”. Feet are positioned and then hands are held up…it is not just a check for what you may be carrying on board when you go through the body screeners. They are doing these screeners at bus stations and railroad stations…so to the guy who said he isn’t going to fly…guess what..they’ll get you somewhere else. It would seem that by positioning someone in the required “stance” (feet on foot pads) it would create a standardized profile of a body image which then can provide all sorts of data with respect to relationships of size etc. They play down how much the machine captures…but please note this article about what THESE new machines capture. Then image a machine that will capture the entire body image of every single american that is then stored in a central data bank that can then be pulled up and compared to scans of crowds or people gathered together in a house in order to identify those individuals at any given time.
From web site:
In October 2010, UW Health introduced a fast new way to identify you while improving patient safety and privacy.
Our SAFE (Secure, Accurate, Fast, Efficient) patient identification system scans the veins in the palm of your hand and matches the image to your electronic health record in seconds. Accurately identifying you ensures that your health care team has your unique record to review and document the care you receive during your visit.
Enrollment in SAFE
Enrollment in the SAFE system is simple. When you check in for your UW Health medical appointment, we’ll ask you a few basic questions and request to see a photo ID. Then we’ll scan your palm.
The entire process takes less than one minute. At subsequent visits, you’ll simply state your date of birth, scan your palm and your identity will be confirmed within seconds.
How SAFE Works
The SAFE system uses harmless, near-infrared light to illuminate the vein pattern in your hand. The data from your vein pattern is stored for reference and used at future visits for fast, accurate patient identification.
AND LIKE THE SCANNERS AT THE AIRPORT…ITS FOR YOUR SAFETY ….DONT YOU KNOW.
Report Post »Superbird
Posted on December 16, 2010 at 12:29amI disagree. We as Americans under the Bill of Rights – Fourth Amendment do not have to put up with forced molestation and in some cases rape. This invasive search is not for security purposes it is to demoralize each and every person who boards a commercial aircraft. It is making forced immorality acceptable and that is wrong.
Report Post »loriann12
Posted on December 16, 2010 at 6:59amI’m also a mastectomy/breast cancer survivor. I was wondering what they would do about the prosthetic. Is it possible all the rumors about Islamic women having implants of explosives was started by the LEFT, just for such an occasion? This government has made us all into conspiracy theorists because of their outrageous behavior. I know if I ever have occasion to fly (which would take an emergency at this point) and they ask me to go to a private room to show them my prosthetic, I will decline. I’ll warn everyone in a loud voice that they want to see my prosthetic, and then whip it out right there. This has gone way too far.
Report Post »Big Mickey
Posted on December 16, 2010 at 4:08pmI think you choose the wrong phrase when you say GET USED TO IT.
Report Post »I shall never get used to my Constitutional rights being violated. I have an abslute, essential, natural right not to have the privacy of my person or my property invaded without probable cause. This is nothing but a search without a warrant and without even reasonable grounds to suspect. (As you can, perhaps, tell I don’t like STOP and FRISK, either.)
There has never been and there will never be a terrorist caught before boarding a plane because of any sort of pre-boarding search of either the individual or of his baggage. This is simply a training method by Homeland Security to get the American people used to and thus reliant upon the “Federal Government keeping us safe.”
Like Ben Franklin said: Those who would sacrifice a little freedom for security deserve neither freedom nor security.