Comments on Our Little Chatterboxes: TSA - Sexual Assault

I am very sorry you had the experience you did. I&...

2010-11-19T15:04:25.437-08:00

I am very sorry you had the experience you did. I'm glad to know you're seeking professional help (on many levels) to deal with the abuse you suffered.

Does anyone seriously think Barack Obama would let his wife or his daughters go through the scan or the pat-down? Would he be willing to undergo the "junk touching" pat-down?

For those of you who don't

Well...wow. Just Wow! I can't get over the co...

2010-11-19T12:08:57.152-08:00

Well...wow. Just Wow!

I can't get over the comments from the folks who think this was more or less okay...

Being a rather modest person who allows no touch other than my husband or doctor...it is safe to say, I will never fly. Ever. Not if I were required to be subject to that sort of search.

I'm not American, but Canadian. Still...getting on a plane will

OMG, Erin, get your mind out of the gutter. The T...

2010-11-19T11:51:27.073-08:00

OMG, Erin, get your mind out of the gutter. The TSA is there to protect you. They are not there for sexual probing. You have all your clothes on and the scan is preformed by an agent of the same sex not of the opposit sex. Would you be complaining if some one had contraban in their clothes and was not detected by the TSA agents because they didn't do a search? They are doing their job to

I'm saddened that so many Americans just accep...

2010-11-19T10:46:11.142-08:00

I'm saddened that so many Americans just accept this kind of abuse from our government. Sexual assault is not a valid alternative to intelligent profiling & interviewing of likely suspects.

Since this kind of treatment is condoned by the Obama administration, let's institute a daily "enhanced pat down" for every captured terrorist in Gitmo prior to their Orange

I just read your story I am in Dayton temorarily a...

2010-11-19T08:50:03.614-08:00

I just read your story I am in Dayton temorarily and due back in Montgomery in springtime. I hope you speak with Greg Budell on the radio in Montgomery Al. He has a great show and many listeners and you should befriend him on FB he is on top of everything political. Your story is important and should be heard on radio so people can relate to you and the incident unlike print media.I am horrified

Wow. Just...wow. This is disgusting, despicable. T...

2010-11-19T07:19:44.412-08:00

Wow. Just...wow. This is disgusting, despicable. The fact that you weren't even given a choice between this "pat down" and a body scan??? That in and of itself shouldn't be legal. This is the first truly detailed account I've heard of the implementation of these new policies, and to be completely honest I am now dreading next month as I am flying twice :-/

I am so sorry for what you had to go through. You...

2010-11-19T06:14:38.339-08:00

I am so sorry for what you had to go through. Your story echoes those of others coming in from around the country.

I’ve been writing publicly about the issue of TSA abuse for almost three years, and specifically about the euphemistically titled “enhanced patdowns” since September 2010, to almost universal derision or indifference. I kept warning people that these things were coming,

T = To S = Sexually A = Assault this has become s...

2010-11-19T05:47:14.555-08:00

T = To
S = Sexually
A = Assault

this has become sickness in the form of government legally sanctioning sexual on our adult bodies and young children.

think of the ramifications of a young child whose parents have told them that your private areas are not to be touched by anyone..and then have a TSA person frisk this young innocent child as their parents look on.

I am so sorry for you. In America civil rights his...

2010-11-19T03:37:48.264-08:00

I am so sorry for you. In America civil rights history there was an African American woman who changed a wrong headed system. Her name was ROSA PARKS. It's your turn now Erin.

It's disgusting what happened to you and I hop...

2010-11-19T02:15:10.331-08:00

It's disgusting what happened to you and I hope you pursue this matter as far as you can. The new procedures are unacceptable to begin with, and the TSA needs to stop allowing their people to treat other human beings like this. Americans get treated like they're in a high security prison when they're in their own airports.

I remember traveling to Europe and the German

I believe you have legitimate objections as to how...

2010-11-19T01:02:35.868-08:00

I believe you have legitimate objections as to how this "enhanced pat down" was conducted, and I definitely fault the individual TSA agent for her demeanor, actions, and your resultant emotional injury.

However, according to Ohio law Title 29, Ch. 2907, sexual offenses of any nature (assault, battery,

I have been angry over their "new" polic...

2010-11-18T21:56:42.164-08:00

I have been angry over their "new" policies and the lack of good it does anyone in terms of security. I have been totally outraged at your experience and hope you don't mind that I shared it on my FB page. With Thanksgiving coming up, many of my friends and family are travelling and I pray that they read my post before travelling.

Stay strong and continue to use your

I am just so sorry! Thanks for letting me know abo...

2010-11-18T20:52:41.607-08:00

I am just so sorry! Thanks for letting me know about this. I use the Dayton airport. Well I DID but not any more. I will be driving:)!!!

The think is Muslims do have a long and continuing...

2010-11-18T19:05:03.522-08:00

The think is Muslims do have a long and continuing record of terrorism against the US, so there is reasonable suspicion a Muslim is a potential terrorist, so doing less of a search on Muslims makes no sense at all.

Another thing people seem to ignore is the authority inherent in the TSA. They can press charges against you for just mouthing off at them, they intimadate you into

Yesterday in Congress Ron Paul introduced the '...

2010-11-18T18:26:43.239-08:00

Yesterday in Congress Ron Paul introduced the 'American Traveler Dignity Act' (HR 6414) in response to Erin's story and the videos that are coming out against the TSA. It's a one-paragraph bill that "removes the immunity from anybody in the federal government that does anything that you or I can't do." Go Ron Paul. I encourage everyone to call their Representative

Thank you for sharing your story. Please continue ...

2010-11-18T18:16:47.977-08:00

Thank you for sharing your story. Please continue the fight against this tyranny for the sake of your children and future grandchildren.

- a fellow citizen of the world -

To everyone who is complaining that she is overusi...

2010-11-18T17:55:34.165-08:00

To everyone who is complaining that she is overusing the term "sexual assault" - unless you HAVE been assaulted - STFU! I have been, and I am not in the LEAST bit offended by her usage of the term. Thanks to hearing this - I will not be going anywhere near airport security until this is taken care of, because I HAVE been through this before at the hands of someone I would sooner shoot

Labia? I was unnerved reading about the search up ...

2010-11-18T17:46:02.374-08:00

Labia?
I was unnerved reading about the search up to that, then I got to the word 'labia. The woman touched your labia???? I did a quick google search to see exactly what that meant...and am now freaking out.
I am going to cancel my plane tickets.
Amtrak...here I come.

I can't help but wonder what would have happen...

2010-11-18T17:39:16.376-08:00

I can't help but wonder what would have happened if you hadn't had a stroller with you. I prefer to carry my child close to me in a Moby wrap, and I rarely have a stroller with me. Would I have to set my tiny baby on the ground if I were flying alone? Or hand her to a complete stranger? That's so upsetting, and I'm so torn.

Do I give up the right to see my family

I'm sorry for what you've been through and...

2010-11-18T17:06:20.703-08:00

I'm sorry for what you've been through and I admire your courage.

The problem is that they are taking this pat down so far that everyone will want to submit to the body scanners, which will end up becoming common place everywhere in US and all of the world.

To anybody who suggested that she wasn't reall...

2010-11-18T17:05:28.417-08:00

To anybody who suggested that she wasn't really assaulted and that "true" assault victims would agree: NOT TRUE! I was raped and sexually assaulted more than once as a child and that is EXACTLY what she went through - only this time by a government employee and overall by a government so drunk with power that they now think they can stick their fingers in our vaginas, put their

This is just awful. Something similar happened to ...

2010-11-18T16:52:58.301-08:00

This is just awful. Something similar happened to me a few years ago. I was flying from San Francisco to New York in September 2003. It was close to the anniversary of 9-11, so they had the metal detecting wands set to the most sensitive level. When the underwire in my bra beeped, the TSA agent informed me that she would have to feel my breasts. I was absolutely horrified. I asked if I could just

I am so sorry to hear that you had to go through t...

2010-11-18T16:17:11.292-08:00

I am so sorry to hear that you had to go through this. Thank you so much for being proactive in trying to prevent this for others!

Hi Erin: Let me add a view that says, "I am s...

2010-11-18T15:27:59.387-08:00

Hi Erin:
Let me add a view that says, "I am sorry for your experience". It was a violation. It was sexual assault. It was against the law. I hope that the person is prosecuted, that the person's supervisor is prosecuted and I hope a civil case is brought and severe and costly penalties are made. And even with all of this, it will not make things right. Blessings and Light on

Erin, Thank you so much for sharing your story. ...

2010-11-18T15:16:11.791-08:00

Erin,

Thank you so much for sharing your story.

I am a rape victim.

My grandfather is 90 years old and has requested that I come to visit him (from Indiana to Seattle) for Christmas before his life is over. I have 3 small children.

The thought of making plane tickets and subjecting myself either to the "naked" scanner, where I have to