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TSA officials are disputing published accounts of the case of an elderly cancer patient who allegedly was asked to shed her adult diaper as part of a security patdown.
Ann Davis, a TSA spokeswoman, said that officers followed procedures and did not require the woman to take off her diaper. She also admitted that the agency's statement to CNN on Sunday failed to make that point clear.
A TSA official said that the woman and her daughter had been provided with other options that would've allowed them to proceed though the checkpoint but the official declined to offer any details, citing passenger privacy
Soon after, Weber said, a TSA agent told her that her mother's Depend undergarment was "wet and it was firm, and they couldn't check it thoroughly." But her mother had no clean diapers in her carry-on luggage and the departure time for the plane was approaching, Weber said.
"They said, 'You can get her luggage back to get more out of her luggage,' but the luggage was checked and I didn't know how long it would take to get her luggage," Weber said. "I asked if I could take the wet Depends off and they said yes but said I had to take her back to the lobby of the airport -- to the restroom out of the screening area."
She said she and her mother then went to a bathroom and removed the wet diaper, then went back through the screening checkpoint.
Originally posted by Aggie Man
The elderly woman's daughter asked if she could take her mother's soiled diaper off.
Originally posted by Aggie Man
While disturbing that the TSA would harass a 95-year old woman, They hardly forced her to remove her soiled diaper.
Soon after, Weber said, a TSA agent told her that her mother's Depend undergarment was "wet and it was firm, and they couldn't check it thoroughly." But her mother had no clean diapers in her carry-on luggage and the departure time for the plane was approaching, Weber said.
"They said, 'You can get her luggage back to get more out of her luggage,' but the luggage was checked and I didn't know how long it would take to get her luggage," Weber said. "I asked if I could take the wet Depends off and they said yes but said I had to take her back to the lobby of the airport -- to the restroom out of the screening area."
She said she and her mother then went to a bathroom and removed the wet diaper, then went back through the screening checkpoint.
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Did y'all read that? The elderly woman's daughter asked if she could take her mother's soiled diaper off. That is a far cry from the TSA forcing it off.
Keep in mind, the above snippet is not TSA recounting the story, those are the words of the elderly woman's daughter.
Originally posted by Becoming
I think a bigger question would be why is this frail old woman being made to sit in her own piss?
Its been established that the diaper was soiled to the point to where it was firm. Having a child in diapers I can tell you that it takes a lot of pee to make a diaper firm.
Why was this sick old woman forced to sit in her own pee for hours?
This woman has made contradictory statements and add the elderly abuse, I wouldn't trust anything that comes out of her mouth. I'm willing to bet that she is trying to make a quick buck.
Look for her to file a lawsuit.