TSA Pats Down Little, Half-Naked Boy In Airport (VIDEO)

The furor over the seemingly ridiculous TSA patdowns is reaching a fever pitch, and the Obama administration came back in full force over the weekend, including comments by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Recently, there have been several anti-TSA parodies as well as videos of people getting strip-searched flooding the Internet.

Below is the latest video of a young boy getting strip-searched by a male TSA officer.

The TSA responded to this video in particular on their blog stating:

On November 19, a family was traveling through a TSA checkpoint at the Salt Lake City International Airport. Their son alarmed the walk through metal detector and needed to undergo secondary screening. The boy's father removed his son's shirt in an effort to expedite the screening.

The response also said that travelers are not asked to remove any clothing (other than the usual shows, jackets, etc) at TSA checkpoints, and if they are, travelers should ask for a supervisor or manager.

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Comments

[Whitemellon]

04:35 AM on 01/01/2011

I'm on board with the nastybastatd. Keep those post coming!

[ge971]

04:13 PM on 12/31/2010

so the video is removed. LOL

America the land of the SHEEP.

"OH OK Mr. TSA Spread what? OH OK"

[escobar]

09:33 PM on 12/12/2010

I don't know if I should tip them or buy them flowers.

[donk970]

06:48 PM on 11/23/2010

What amazes me is that there wasn't a riot at that point. There's something very wrong with the American people if they let this go unanswered.

[ItsmeMo-E-Yo]

09:36 PM on 11/23/2010

i know right... what was everyone thinking... i woulda said something very loud at that point... strip searching a child and on top of that him being so young that he doesnt understand the humiliation... this is starting to turn into a joke... seriously... sorry about the rant. but your right.

[tosc]

08:43 AM on 11/23/2010

watch the video and see how it makes you feel. This is absolutely WRONG! Are you as a loving, nurturing, protective parent willing to subject your child being disclothed and groped? I would rather walk to my destination! We have a choice.....taking airplanes now means that your children and yourself are up for inappropriate touching........is it really worth traveling by air?

[ItsmeMo-E-Yo]

09:37 PM on 11/23/2010

we should really use this video as a tool to shed light on the situation here...

[Oilygarch]

07:43 AM on 11/23/2010

Instead of TSA, they should be called T&A.

[Oilygarch]

07:37 AM on 11/23/2010

Let us not forget: The Japanese were rounded up into internment camps ''in the name of security''.

I guess we can now call these our ''not-so privates''. ;-)

TSA Agent said: ''It is not up to me to decide policy, it is up to me to carry out my duties as dictated by the Transportation Security Administration.''

I like his use of the word ''dictated''.

hmmm...

[Carolab]

03:24 AM on 11/23/2010

My late aunt when she was in her 70s was told to open her blouse so her bra could be inspected.  She said she wasn't wearing one.  They told her to open her blouse again.  Again she said, she wasn't wearing a bra.  They insisted and finally she opened her blouse and her bre-asts spilled out (which were rather large at that).  They were shocked and she said 'I told  you I wasn't wearing a bra".  This was, of course, in front of several strangers.

[Oilygarch]

07:41 AM on 11/23/2010

It wouldn't surprise me if that were partially the point.

In my opinion, the TSA is trying to use reverse psychology here to sway people to think that the high-resolution naked imagery scans are a better alternative to the other corporal form of harassment and public spectacle.

[rougebaisers]

02:53 AM on 11/23/2010

That TSA reply is a lie. They strip search many or most patients wearing any medical appliances.

[atexasdem]

02:25 AM on 11/23/2010

Watch the video; Notice all the other TSA screeners "admiring" the little boy. Notice, in the video how their all standing around sneaking peeks of the little boy. Would you want one of these people living next door to you? Would you trust your child alone with one of these people?

[ItsmeMo-E-Yo]

09:41 PM on 11/23/2010

i dont think thats necessarily the point, the real point to this is a child being humiliated infront of the public before hes even old enough to realize that this kind of treatment is humiliating....

[atexasdem]

01:48 AM on 11/24/2010

When you listen to the video you can here him crying. I think we can safely say that when a child is crying because he's being stripped in public, he's humiliated.

[jmichaelmunger]

12:35 AM on 11/23/2010

Where is Chris Hanson when you need him?

Poor kid.

Poor nation.

[ThirdSection]

11:48 PM on 11/22/2010

I have an idea:

Sunday is hereby declared "Take It All Off Day".

That's right. If you're flying back home on Sunday, and you're told to step into the scanner, give EVERYONE a free show!

[foxFAKENEWS]

11:22 PM on 11/22/2010

A connection of Michael Chertoff to the screening machines that are reported to not work effectively if at all?

RT news clip
http://www.youtube.com/user/RussiaToday#p/u/0/1bWzLemnkCU

[MadeandBakedintheUSA]

08:21 PM on 11/22/2010

AMERICANS! A bunch of COWARDS! Allow VIAGRA commercials! DOnt allow condoms!

#1 MATH---- FINLAND

#1 SCIENCE ---- KOREA

#1 COMPUTER---- CHINA

#1 HIGH SPEED RAIL --- CHINA

#1 BROADBAND----- JAPAN

[MadeandBakedintheUSA]

08:19 PM on 11/22/2010

TSA leader has spoken! TCOT media follow! Rush Limbaugh:"Keep Your Hands Off My Teabag, Mr. President" http://bit.ly/hxZbSl

[ThirdSection]

11:50 PM on 11/22/2010

Anyone made to touch Limbaugh's teabag in the course of their duties deserves hazard pay.