Mother Found Guilty After Protesting TSA Pat-down of Daughter 652
Penurious Penguin writes "In 2011, en route to Baltimore, Tennessee mother Andrea Abbott was arrested after squabbling with the TSA over their pat-down and "naked" body-scan process. Initially Abbott had protested a pat-down of her 14 year-old daughter, though eventually backed off. When her own turn came, she refused both a pat-down and body-scan. This week, despite having no criminal record, Abbott was found guilty of disorderly conduct and sentenced to one year of probation. A surveillance video of the affair shows what appears an agitated Abbott surrounded by various TSA agents, but seemingly contradicts the premise by which she was convicted. In the case against Abbott it was claimed that her behavior impeded the flow security-lines and lawful activity. Beyond Abbott's confession of issuing some verbal abuse, the video does not appear to display a significant blockage of traffic nor anything noticeably criminal."
Re:Not criminal? (Score:5, Funny)
One would think that in the land of the free those kind of shenanigans would only provoke a stronger response from the populace..
It's OK, as long as everyone has a gun they will prevent the government from overstepping its bounds.
Re:Romney & Obama - Do they support pat down? (Score:5, Funny)
Isn't sake made from rice and not from children?
Re:What is sad here (Score:4, Funny)
they were all hot, 35 years ago when they got hired. Somehow 60 year olds with 3 kids and 6 grandkids just lose the hot factor along they way.
Re:Didn't RTFA (Score:4, Funny)
rule 1 ) the person with the badge is always right
rule 2 ) if the person with the badge is wrong, see rule 1
usually this doesnt make it all the way through court, but this is completely true of any interaction on a personal level
Re:Guilty of not doing as she was told. (Score:3, Funny)
"What are you in for?"
"Impeding the flow."
Re:Romney & Obama - Do they support pat down? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Guilty of not doing as she was told. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:I wish (Score:5, Funny)
That's fine, if you want to sidestep the analogy with pedanticism, substitute bleach with potassium cyanide, or lye, or motor oil. Hell, substitute it with ionizing radia... oh, wait.
Re:I wish (Score:5, Funny)