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Disabled Man Subjected Airport Pat Down - Psychology, Special Needs, Health - Posted: 11th Jun, 2011 - 7:56pm
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Disabled Man Subjected To Airport Pat Down
They call it "bad judgment". I call it "stupidity and ignorance". What they did was absolutely unnecessary and unacceptable.
QUOTE Detroit - A Detroit father said agents with the Transportation Security Administration singled out his special-needs son for a pat-down while the family was headed to Disney World, MyFoxDetroit.com reported, an incident that the TSA admitted was a "case of bad judgment."
David Mandy said agents at Detroit Metro Airport took his son Drew, 29, and asked him about the padding underneath his pants, which turned out to be adult diapers. Drew, who is severely mentally disabled, had trouble understanding the agents" orders because his family said he has the mental capacity of a 2-year-old.
When the father tried to intervene and explain Drew's disability, he said the two agents said, "Please, sir, we know what we"re doing."
The agents confiscated a six-inch plastic hammer, something Drew had carried with him for 20 years for comfort. Agents called it a security threat, his father said, adding that they tapped the wall with it and said, "See, it's hard. It could be used as a weapon." Source 9
David Mandy said agents at Detroit Metro Airport took his son Drew, 29, and asked him about the padding underneath his pants, which turned out to be adult diapers. Drew, who is severely mentally disabled, had trouble understanding the agents" orders because his family said he has the mental capacity of a 2-year-old.
When the father tried to intervene and explain Drew's disability, he said the two agents said, "Please, sir, we know what we"re doing."
The agents confiscated a six-inch plastic hammer, something Drew had carried with him for 20 years for comfort. Agents called it a security threat, his father said, adding that they tapped the wall with it and said, "See, it's hard. It could be used as a weapon." Source 9
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