May 25, 2013

Wounded Marine Forced to Remove Prosthetic Legs at Airport Security Checkpoint (Video)

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*The United States Military puts it all on the line for us every single day. They have made the selfless decision to put themselves in harm’s way for us, yet they return home from war to disrespect? The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) are denying claims that they made a marine remove his prosthetic legs at [...]




The Journal of Steffanie Rivers: Knives On A Plane

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*It happened when I was on my way through security at Honolulu International Airport. I was on a “eat more fruit and drink more water” regimen in an effort to lose weight (story of my life.) And I forgot about the steak knife in my purse I used to cut fruit. It was before 911 [...]




Airline Calls Kimye Security Breach ‘Lapse in Judgment’

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*American Airlines has issued an apology after one of its employees was responsible for a security breach by ushering Kim Kardashian and Kanye West past a major security checkpoint. As previously reported, the couple arrived at New York’s John F Kennedy airport on Tuesday (Feb. 12), from an international flight when an airport employee allowed [...]




Oregon Man Wins Right to Strip Naked in Protest of TSA

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*The Transportation Security Administration has been under fire for groping and violating folks’ privacy. It’s getting so bad, T&A, oops! I mean TSA will be getting sued as regularly as they’re committing the offenses. But for now, some are taking another route to protest the actions of the TSA. According to Yahoo! News, an Oregon [...]




Racial Profiling App Developed by Civil Rights Groups for Airport Security

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*Ever since 9/11, some travelers have been disproportionately hassled at airport security. It seems that wearing flowing head wraps or turbans immediately puts you at the top of Transportation Security Administration’s most wanted list. Even fellow travelers get curious and nervous and hit their cell phones in a tizzy. But civil rights groups say enough [...]




Jennifer Hudson Receives Prison-Pat-Down at LAX (Photos)

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*Unlike model Bar Refaeli, Jennifer Hudson didn’t feel violated when she had to go through airport security at LAX in Los Angeles the other day. When she was subjected to a very thorough pat down by a female security officer, the singer didn’t even flinch as the woman’s fingers slipped down her neck line to [...]




The Day I Walked Through Airport Security Naked

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*We all heard the story of a woman stripping down to absolutely nothing in a Denver airport, right? Well, if you haven’t you can read it here. Done reading? Can you believe this woman was taken to a hospital and not arrested on sight. EURweb columnist Dr. Boyce Watkins can’t believe it either. And he [...]




Morning Mess: Denver Airport TSA Encounter Naked Woman

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*Great googley moogley! Here’s some mess for ya. It went down at the Denver International Airport yesterday morning when TSA officials found themselves dealing a bucky naked woman. Yep, crazy lady stripped down to to nothing but skin in the middle of the terminal. Yes, that her in her birthday suit above. Quite a looker [...]




TSA Now Accepts $100 to Bypass Their Lines

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*Are you on your way to the airport? If so, are you running to the airport at the last minute again? Well, take your time my friend! (Are you a fan of EURweb? Like us on Facebook or Follow us on Twitter.) New, but old, safety practices at the airport are going to be available [...]




White Shock Jocks: Scary, Fat, Black TSA Agents (Audio)

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*Los Angeles talk radio station KFI 640 AM has an issue with black people.  It seems that the Whitney Houston “crack ho” comment from show hosts John Kobylt and Ken Chiampou of the “John and Ken Show,” was the tip of the iceberg. Earlier we detailed how KFI morning show host Bill Handel told his listeners the Congressional Black Caucus, thanks [...]




Gabrielle Union’s ‘Killer Weave’ And Gets TSA Pat Down

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*Alright, airport security is getting way out of control. TSA agents stopped actress Gabrielle Union because of her weave. Yes, her hair do got her a pat down. “Ma weave got ‘flagged’ by the bodyscan at security. TSA required a hair patdown. No lie…they coulda just asked if it was the temple hair,” the actress tweeted Wednesday. [...]




Rapper Takes Weed Stash Through Airport Gets Note Instead of Arrest

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*The craziest thing we’ve never heard (before now) happened in the airport last week. Contraband made it past TSA! If we so much as try to take the wrong ounce bottle of Listerine in our carry-on bag, we’re hustled to the ground and our bottle confiscated. But not for one Gary, Indiana rapper.  He brought [...]




Video: Atlanta TSA Checks Woman’s Afro for Weapons

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*The Transportation Security Administration is in the headlines again, this time for stopping a woman to check her afro. Dallas resident Isis Brantley said she was stopped on Monday at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta after she went through security. Brantley said an agent asked her if someone had checked her hair. She said no [...]




The Journal of Steffanie Rivers: Passengers of Privilege

*If you are old enough to have been cognitively aware of your surroundings on September 11, 2001 then you remember what you were doing when you heard about the first plane that flew into the first tower of the World Trade Center. Those who worked in or near the twin towers or the Pentagon where a [...]




TSA Makes 95-Year Old Remove Diaper (Video)

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*How do we know when the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is going too far? They’re just looking out for our well-being, right?  They have to take every precaution to make sure that the most unqualified candidates for security breaches are the first checked. Well! Too far is when you ask an elderly woman to remove [...]