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TSA Humiliates Injured Marine

PhillupSpace2 Wrote: Mar 20, 2013 3:52 AM

TSA, DHS and everyone all the way up to the top sense Obama's disdain for the military. It is now reflected at all levels and they feel they can give the finger to anyone in the Military! They miss no oppurtunity to let it show! You know what it reminds me of? My father married again and while my stepmother was never verbally insulting to me, she let me know, in every way, she wished I was not there! Many of you have felt the same thing. I think that is why they just scowl at us if we ask, 12 years after 9/11 why DHS suddenly needs 20 years supply of cop killing hollow point bullets?

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TSA Humiliates Injured Marine

An active-duty Marine who lost both his legs to an Improvised Explosive Device was humiliated by TSA agents after he was forced to remove his prosthetic legs and was then ordered to stand so agents could inspect his wheelchair for explosives.

The incident prompted Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) to fire off a letter to John Pistole, the administrator of the Transportation Security Administration.

“The Marine, whose prosthetics were exposed, was humiliated,” Duncan wrote. “While I recognize the necessity to appropriately screen passengers, I am concerned by the apparent lack of situational awareness and respect among TSA officers – specifically when it...

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