Mother Found Guilty After Protesting TSA Pat-down of Daughter

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?

[Anonymous Coward]

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?

[Anonymous Coward]

Isn't sake made from rice and not from children?

Re:What is sad here

[berashith]

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

[berashith]

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.

[Anonymous Coward]

"What are you in for?"
"Impeding the flow."

Re:Romney & Obama - Do they support pat down?

[Type44Q]

Soyrent Gleen Tea? :p

Re:Guilty of not doing as she was told.

[ai4px]

They sat me on a bench labeled "Group W". I told them I was in for littering and they all moved away. So I said "...and creating a nusance" and they all moved back.

Re:I wish

[dyingtolive]

I didn't say water, purified with bleach. I said bleach.

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

[danbuter]

One thing that gives me great satisfaction is knowing many of these TSA agents are going to have all kinds of awful cancers in about 20 years. Karma is a bit delayed, but still not that far off.