I’m not a fan of the ever increasing security measures TSA’s been implementing unless I can see some hard evidence that travelers really are significantly safer because of them. I agree with Sara however that this TSA agent handled it in a very professional and non-threatening manner. To me the girl did not appear to be overly upset by the experience.

We flew last weekend and were not selected for extra screening, but my husband and I had decided in advance that if we were, we were going to ask for the patdown rather than the scanner because we would rather have our children deal with a couple of minutes of weirdness than have them go through what’s basically a medical device run by people with no medical training. I don’t think there should be an age limit, I think these new procedures should be ditched completely, but if they’re going to do them at all I don’t see why it’s more of a violation of a child than an adult.

And when the next would be bomber has a device in a body cavity will we have to submit to a body cavity search? I will not subject myself nor my family to needless radiation exposure nor TSA molestation. I will not be flying until the TSA changes these procedures.

“They say the risk is minimal, but statistically someone is going to get skin cancer from these X-rays,” Dr Michael Love, who runs an X-ray lab at the department of biophysics and biophysical chemistry at Johns Hopkins University school of medicine, told AFP.”No exposure to X-ray is considered beneficial. We know X-rays are hazardous but we have a situation at the airports where people are so eager to fly that they will risk their lives in this manner,” he said

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/11/body-scanners-dangerous-scientists

http://www.aolnews.com/2010/12/20/aol-investigation-no-proof-tsa-scanners-are-safe/

Let’s start naming the enemy. TSA = Terrorists of Sexual Abuse. The enemy is tyranny and the TSA are agents of the New World Order Conspiracy.

Lol I can’t stand people who say things like “if its for saftey its ok” omg are we all such sheep!? The fact that most people go along with this makes it clear people are having trouble thinking for themselves. Have you people who would submit to this or worse submit your child to it shows me you probably shouldn’t have children. Her hun let a total stranger feel you up it’s ok. Background checks done on TSA workers are not half as thorough as they should be. In fact some ha e been found across the country to in fact besex offenders. One was even found to not only have child poem on his computer and phone but pictures of children at work. But its ok bc the airlines say its for the best and safer, even though there has beenno proffof this.

Omg lol * child porn

It s child porn and it is not funny. You cannot begin to imagine the brutal heinous crimes perpetrated upon innocent children by government authorities unless you are a survivor.

Giving a 6-year-old a full pat-down does seem a little over-the-top. But the kid wasn’t strip searched, and she doesn’t appear to be frightened or otherwise traumatized. The parents were present and the TSA agent appears to act in a professional manner. I might be more disturbed if it was a male TSA agent patting down a little girl, but this seems harmless. I’m not a fan of invasive TSA patdowns for anyone, but IMHO this falls short of being abuse.

Okay, first, I’m with those who say that the current screening is over the top, for adults and kids alike. That being said:

“Just because the parents were there, the child seemed fine and the TSA agent actually did a good job does not make it right to pat down a 6 year old.”

If it’s somebody’s job to pat down a kid, and they do their job correctly, and the parents are there to watch…what is ‘wrong’ with having a 6 year old be patted down? What’s with everyone turning “Some people may touch you in a bad way, so be alert and tell us if it happens” into “No adult must ever, ever touch you because it’s wrong and they’re bad.”

Is it annoying to have to go through this screening? Yes. So is going the speed limit. If you don’t like the screening you are free to drive (most places in America) and deal with the speed limit issues instead. Is the kid going to be traumatized? Probably, from her mom pasting her picture all over the internet. From the TSA agent, apparently not. And if she were it would be because her mom makes some huge OMG MY KID WAS MOLESTED BY A TSA AGENT deal out of it. Is it stupid to assume that a kid could be hiding something? Of course not. Anyone who’s ever tried to sneak alcohol or other contraband into a stadium knows you give it to the kids to hold (gate checkers don’t check kids). Terrorists would do the same.

Are we eroding our civil rights? Probably. Do current regulations make flying a pain? Definitely. Did this TSA agent do something horrible? No.

I don’t agree that the TSA agent will think such things that is not possible… To a young Girl and Man it is because young Girl and man do not use anything like drugs,shabu,mariwana and the like because they are to young for that issue so there is no reason for them to check and to think that a young girl/man would do that kind of thing.To use drugs and the like :(