I've flown in/out of Pasco many, many times in the last 15 years. This is a very small airport and if it weren't for the business people flying out the first thing in the AM there would be very little business.

I believe the treatment by the TSA there as there is little else to do. I've also been put through the mill by them. I'm just not a "sue" happy person. You guessed it, I'm from an older generation.

I'm not sure I can believe the breaking of two ankle bones and being able to go on her way. I broke two ankle bones last year, whether braced or not, there was no way I could walk on it at all.

I've been through Pasco a few times it only has a couple gates and most of the time the screeners aren't doing anything. They were also very rude to me when I flew through there.

I don't doubt the story ONE MINUTE. I've been thru airports and witnessed similar stuff. ROA forced a very elderly lady... (late 80's) to give up her walker and walk thru the metal detector UNASSISTED! Oh yea... AFTER she had to kick off her shoes.

THEY DID NOT ASSIST HER in putting her shoes back on. They assist NO ONE in putting shoes back on, even the handicapped. NOR will they get a chair...etc for that person to sit on while they try to get them back on. SHAMEFUL.... I KNOW they did that to me. I said..."I can't get my shoes on with out a chair or place to sit...." THey pointed to a place some 25 or 30 ft away and said..."there is a seat over there"..... so you have to walk on their filthy floor, with all your bags.... barefoot all the way over there...HOPE that your shoes are still there when you walk back...

it's shameful...

it's shameful you doubt such stories when you have witnessed them IF you really are a TSA

I too, have witnessed the beyond irritating behavior of airport security. Thanks to the Homeland Security, these people are able to getaway with any bloody tactics they want. I have seen an elderly woman post-stroke in a Wheelchair, made to stand up without assistance so these ridiculous people can "search" her body clothes and w/c. Please, I do not want to hear that this is needed for America's security. This industry is going too far. The jobs are given to less than qualified people who take their jobs way too seriously by taking away innocent travels, personal belongings and their rights. I am sick of it.

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Yes. I am afraid their requirements to passengers are limitless. Next step, they may impose "no hand carries at all", and soon "no clothing/shoes(must wear TSA provided outfit only)" article might be added. What they have to do is to invent far more advanced weapon/explosive detectors, not keep stripping off passengers' belongings.
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The screeners are human, just like anybody else, and enjoy a bad joke or pushing people around. I think this is a case of the screener misusing her position. Last year, a screener made me remove my belt, and stand on 2 circles on the floor, in an area which was not curtained off. She made me stand with my arms extended, palms up while she took my purse into another area to inspect. My pants fell, and when I picked them up, she said now we will have to start all over. we shouldn't be asked to trust people we don't know with our wallets, money credit cards, and sensitive information. I was truly embarrassed in front of traveling companions, co-workers who still talk about the pants situation, and the screener detained me long enough to miss my flight! At this point, I believe anything could happen when the screeners are involved. And, I was not carrying anything illegal, or against airline regulations. Just a crabby b*tch trying to ruin someone's day I was the lucky one!

Just because you worked as a screener and did not abuse your authority does not mean it doesn't happen. When I was 17 (pre 9-11) an airport screener hit me in the face with my own backpack then dump the contents out on the floor and told me if I wanted any of my belongings I had to get on the ground and pick them up. Some people get off on being sadistic assholes. Believe me I should have gotten a lawyer.

I think you are naive to believe that this doesn't happen and that all screeners are capable, conscientious and sensitive. I have seen too many people abused for no reason other than the TSA rep can.

As for the people commenting about not being able to walk on the foot that was broken, I suggest you re-read the comment. Fractured doesn't mean broken necessarily, it could also mean cracked, which could be walked on.

Unfortunately, Congress no longer holds any of the government agencies accountable for their behavior (e.g. Federal Reserve, Treasury, etc.), so the only check and balance left is for the public to avail themselves of the right to sue. Want to cut down on lawsuits? Stop have TSA screeners who don't know the procedures proceeding anyway. If they don't know what they do not know, get them away from the public.

Instead of re-training the TSA rep and the supervisor, how about firing them on the spot. There are plenty of people looking for overpaid government jobs. These two have already been trained abd obviously they didn't learn. Another case of obvious power abuse by someone who can't handle it.

To all the people who complain about "intrusive" screening and violation of their rights there are 2 recommendations for you.

1. If you dont like how youre getting screened to board a plane... dont. You can always fly Greyhound. There are no physical searches to board a bus.

2. You consent to being screened the second you present yourself to be screened. You and you alone give up your rights and you and you alone subject yourself to the "intrusive" screening. Again. Fly Greyhound.

The TSA assumes there is a bomb in every bag or a knife or gun on every person until proven otherwise. Dont ask "do I look like terrorist to you?" because the answer is yes. But I'm white... So was Timothy McVey.
But I'm a woman... So were the suicide bombers that took down 2 Russian aircraft in Aug 2004.

Im sure the people on those planes would have enjoyed a little more intrusiveness when being screened.

If you dont like getting searched then dont fly. It is a luxury not a right

I have flown out of Pasco many times. I have had problems with rude, unprofessional screeners in Pasco. My advice is to take it slow through the gate and keep a close eye on your personal articles to make sure they are not stolen. I would be very quick to request assistance from a manager. Good luck!