In August of last year, I had to travel from KCI to SFO after being hit by a car. After a week in the hospital there, I was deemed well enough to get back to SFO, provided that I was under nursing care once I arrived back in SFO. I was in a wheelchair, had a complete copy of all my medical files, doctors note, arrived by medical transport, etc. I was also forced to stand up, which was a problem for me, as I had lost about half my blood volume during the accident (I managed to stand up on crutches, but almost passed out anyway). So, it's not just Grandmas. It's the rest of us dangerous trauma victims too. Anyone who thinks that the TSA can protect aircraft when much stricter and more invasive measures can't keep guns out of prisons isn't thinking straight. --On Thursday, June 26, 2003 21.44 +0000 damiross2@xxxxxxxxx wrote: > For a good essay on the shear stupidity of the so-called security at > airports, read pages 118-124 of Gary Aldrich's book "Thunder on the Left." > > He describes some of the stupidity in the searches - such as a 93-year-old > black, wheelchair-bound Grandmother being searched - and forced to stand > up! - at LGB. He mentions how his sister-in-law is seperated from her 9 > year old son and told repeatedly to look at the guy wanding her instead of > her son. Her son, by the way, was inspected by another guard. They shut > down the security line because of the kid. He had a tiny GI Joe weapon! > > How anyone can honestly believe that not profiling is helping airline > security really needs to see a psychiatrist as soon as possible! > > David R | Kenton A. Hoover / Private Citizen / shibumi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx |