Trans woman left sobbing in JFK airport after TSA agent hit her testicles:

[Allaboutwaiting 2,503]

7 minutes ago, yuna628 said:

I agree, because my husband has requested a pat down multiple times from the very sad and annoyed agents that are then forced to touch him.

Why does your husband request pat downs?

Edited April 10, 2023 by Allaboutwaiting

[yuna628 9,671]

2 minutes ago, Allaboutwaiting said:

Why does your husband request pat downs?

Passengers are allowed to legally refuse entering a scanner and may opt for a pat down instead. Early scanners were quite different than the current ones with various privacy concerns and risks. He's a lot more libertarian-minded than me sometimes, and if he's willing to do it that's fine. He's had some funny stories because of it.

[Allaboutwaiting 2,503]

8 minutes ago, yuna628 said:

Passengers are allowed to legally refuse entering a scanner and may opt for a pat down instead. Early scanners were quite different than the current ones with various privacy concerns and risks. He's a lot more libertarian-minded than me sometimes, and if he's willing to do it that's fine. He's had some funny stories because of it.

Sounds like it! And I think I can speak for all readers: we'd love to read some of those stories. 

 

I didn't know about the scanners issues until a few months ago, so now I try to make sure they no longer use the ones where they can basically see you completely naked and exposed. 

 

BTW, read somewhere (not sure if reliable) that TSA agents have codes to "flag" hot/ good looking passengers.

 

Edited April 10, 2023 by Allaboutwaiting

[Boiler 45,451]

We have to remember this was girl on girl action and perhaps the TSA agent was not expecting anything down under.

[yuna628 9,671]

9 minutes ago, Boiler said:

We have to remember this was girl on girl action and perhaps the TSA agent was not expecting anything down under.

I've also had a pat down, and well, got to say if their hands are doing something that could somehow cause a biological male to feel excruciating pain well... the agent doing their job wrong. Embarrassment sure, pain uh nope. Everyone has a right to privacy, even someone that is transgender. They don't have to announce their status to a TSA agent, and they are supposed to be trained to do pat downs on all different types of persons and that should include transgender or even intersex persons. This person simply made a ridiculous claim and people fell for it.

[Allaboutwaiting 2,503]

 

Think I found a reliable source in how pat downs are conducted. 

Edited April 10, 2023 by Allaboutwaiting

[TBoneTX 45,260]

57 minutes ago, Allaboutwaiting said:

TSA agents have codes to "flag" hot/ good looking passengers

[T-B. bows semi-modestly]  After all, we are the handsomest Central Chimpanzee conceivable.

[Allaboutwaiting 2,503]

1 minute ago, TBoneTX said:

[T-B. bows semi-modestly]  After all, we are the handsomest Central Chimpanzee conceivable.

Are we?

[TBoneTX 45,260]

2 minutes ago, Allaboutwaiting said:

Are we?

Look at our profile picture!   

[Boiler 45,451]

Reminds me of my favourite fantasy film, She's out of my league.

[Allaboutwaiting 2,503]

3 minutes ago, TBoneTX said:

Look at our profile picture!   

Too much makeup and glasses. Me want to behold that natural beauty 

[TBoneTX 45,260]

1 minute ago, Allaboutwaiting said:

Too much makeup and glasses. Me want to behold that natural beauty 

You'll have to get to know us better first.

[Allaboutwaiting 2,503]

4 minutes ago, TBoneTX said:

You'll have to get to know us better first.

[yuna628 9,671]

2 hours ago, Allaboutwaiting said:

Sounds like it! And I think I can speak for all readers: we'd love to read some of those stories. 

 

I didn't know about the scanners issues until a few months ago, so now I try to make sure they no longer use the ones where they can basically see you completely naked and exposed. 

 

BTW, read somewhere (not sure if reliable) that TSA agents have codes to "flag" hot/ good looking passengers.

 

My husband has a terrible habit of leaving things in his pockets. All sorts of stuff has gone through the wash - pens, wrappers, receipts, money, electronics, keys, candy, ketchup packets, remotes... you name it. This extends to also just leaving things in there he's totally forgotten about. The TSA agent got really huffy when he discovered shredded old gum wrappers and pocket fluff. He really thought he had something there.

 

There was also the melted chocolate bar incident - TSA agent mortified with dirty fingers which then got smeared into his trousers. Oh and the half opened ketchup packet. It's also amazing the stuff he's accidently brought over that they somehow missed on the carry on baggage scanner! He had no idea his dad had previously stored some tools in a piece of luggage and had forgotten to take them out.

 

It's my experience the TSA agents don't really want to be all up in your business in the first place, as they are miserable people. They will do *anything* to avoid it. Practically begging you to just get in the scanner. Then they will make you wait a long time, and at our airport make a spectacle calling someone until they find some agent from somewhere across the airport willing to do it. They will be grumpy by the time they arrive for what special purpose they've been called to the scene. But mostly they will be mortified to do it, and in the end they might get something to laugh about.

Edited April 10, 2023 by yuna628

[Allaboutwaiting 2,503]

1 hour ago, yuna628 said:

My husband has a terrible habit of leaving things in his pockets. All sorts of stuff has gone through the wash - pens, wrappers, receipts, money, electronics, keys, candy, ketchup packets, remotes... you name it. This extends to also just leaving things in there he's totally forgotten about. The TSA agent got really huffy when he discovered shredded old gum wrappers and pocket fluff. He really thought he had something there.

 

There was also the melted chocolate bar incident - TSA agent mortified with dirty fingers which then got smeared into his trousers. Oh and the half opened ketchup packet. It's also amazing the stuff he's accidently brought over that they somehow missed on the carry on baggage scanner! He had no idea his dad had previously stored some tools in a piece of luggage and had forgotten to take them out.

 

It's my experience the TSA agents don't really want to be all up in your business in the first place, as they are miserable people. They will do *anything* to avoid it. Practically begging you to just get in the scanner. Then they will make you wait a long time, and at our airport make a spectacle calling someone until they find some agent from somewhere across the airport willing to do it. They will be grumpy by the time they arrive for what special purpose they've been called to the scene. But mostly they will be mortified to do it, and in the end they might get something to laugh about.

That hubby of yours! Poor TSA agents having to deal with chocolate and ketchup 😅 -though they might have to deal with worse? don't even want to imagine what-.

 

I never thought that job would make them so miserable. Guess I fell for the widespread idea that they enjoy having some power over people and controlling things. Certainly touching random strangers is not appealing AT ALL.