TSA Screening 'Hurt My Privates,' Congressman Says

Baqui99 · Apr 26, 2012

My coworkers and I have been giggling incessantly about this article for the last 15 minutes.

A Texas congressman is at loggerheads with the Transportation Security Administration over a pat-down last week that he says "hurt my privates."

"Freshman Rep. Francisco Canseco, R-Texas, said the San Antonio Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer handled that sensitive moment of the screening process roughly, causing him pain," writes FOX News Latino, one of several media outlets reporting on the incident.

"As he was moving up my leg, he moved his hand aggressively up to my crotch and he hurt me," Canseco adds to the Politico. "The natural reaction is when someone goes for your crotch and it hurts, you're going to pull back — and my right arm came down and moved away his hand briskly."

Canseco's response didn't sit well with the officer, who told the congressman he himself may have been "assaulted" with the brush-away.

Politico reports "it took 20 minutes for police to untangle the spat, but no charges were filed and no citations were issued."

However, that didn't end Canseco's run-ins with the TSA. He was again selected for additional screening during another trip this week. Canseco thinks the incidents are related, though the TSA says both checks were random and part of the normal security process.

Regardless, Canseco is speaking out. He says he understands the need to be vigilant on airport security matters, but says the agency needs to find a way to put fliers through that process in a more dignified manner.

"I'm seeing firsthand what happens," Canseco says to KSAT TV of San Antonio, making reference to passenger complaints about the TSA. "What happened to me probably happens 10, 20 times a day to a lot of good citizens. You feel that your dignity is being assaulted, you feel like you're being assaulted. And it's not right, especially (when) you see 4-year-old children being patted down and searched out or 80-year-old ladies."
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BetterThanEver · Apr 26, 2012

Baqui99 said: ↑

My coworkers and I have been giggling incessantly about this article for the last 15 minutes.

http://travel.usatoday.com/flights/post/2012/04/tsa-congressmen-screening/681350/1
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He can thank the former Texas GOP governor Dubya for the molestation.
GOP takes away our freedoms.

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