A young girl’s family is speaking out after a TSA agent patted her down for nearly two minutes at an airport over the holiday break, leaving the girl feeling like screaming.
Her father shot video of the incident at an airport in North Carolina, for a flight back to San Diego. Kevin Payne told NBC San Diego he’s all for airport security and making sure people have a safe trip, but he and his daughter feel the pat-down was uncomfortable, long and inappropriate.
“My dad was making funny faces silly faces in the mirror and I felt like screaming the whole time,” said 10-year-old Vendela.
It began with a Capri Sun drink mistakenly left in Vendela’s bag in the security line at Raleigh-Durham International Airport, the family said. Flagged for extra screening, Vendela was patted down for nearly 2 minutes.
Payne said the agent’s actions were invasive: “It was an uncomfortable situation.”
A TSA representative had no comment, and said that as of noon Monday, the agency was not aware of any attempt by the family to contact agents.
According to the TSA’s website, screenings determine whether prohibited items are concealed under clothing and that sufficient pressure must be applied in order to ensure detection. But it also states that screening procedures has been modified for children 12 and under to reduce the likelihood of a pat-down screening.
Payne said he thinks the pat-down in this case seemed to be the officer’s go-to option.
“My goal was just to clear security as quickly as possible so we could make our flight even though I knew that in my mind they shouldn’t be doing what they were doing,” Payne said. “I didn’t want to make an issue of it there or then because it wasn’t the time or place and I didn’t want to further traumatize my daughter.”
His daughter, who had never gone through this kind of screening, said she kept herself together because she didn’t want to “throw a tantrum like a 1-year-old.” Vendela has seen the video, and hopes agents would focus on people who might try to hurt others on the plane, not kids.
“I know it’s to keep everybody on the plane safe, but she kept patting me down,” Vendela said. “Pat down, pat down. It was like, over and over.”
In all, the pat-down and other extra screenings took about an hour, Payne said. The only way the family made it onto the plane was because it was delayed.
Watch the full video of the pat down below:
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This video has been removed as a violation of You Tubes policy
prohibiting content designed to harass , bully or threaten
how do you like them apples
the TSA threatens harasses, and bullies people every day
but You Tube wont post it because its against the establishment
hows that for 1st amendment removed ?
and the vid wasn’t taken down because of what TSA has done, its taken down because this man pointed them out to be pedophiles
F you Jew Tube!
it was available on NBC’s site….
and now if you try to look up the story.. just for the TEXT not even the video, you get this crap
https://www.yahoo.com/?err=404&err_url=http%3a%2f%2fnews.yahoo.com%2ffather-outraged-tsa-pat-down-10-old-daughter-183041654–abc-news-topstories.html%3fnf%3d1
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I saw this video this morning over at the DailyBell. I only watched a few seconds, but it was still working.
“I know it’s to keep everybody on the plane safe, but she kept patting me down,” Vendela said.”
That’s the lie you’ve been fed, anyway.
“Pat down, pat down. It was like, over and over.”
That’s what perverts do, kid.
Good thing they didn’t take you to the back room… alone.
Yup, pig boy was gettin’ a woody! Can’t have that on camera.
Holy shit, I was able to view the video and see “butch dyke” doin’ the pat down. She got her “jollies” off, for sure, emergency panty replacement, and went on with her gay day.
“Not that there’s anything wrong with that.” The infamous line from “Seinfeld” that opened the gay floodgates, has infected most of the populist to the point where they’re OK with fudgepackin’ and Lickety-split. Dammit, it’s still an abomination! You can sprinkle as much glitter as you want, a turd is a turd.
Hey somebody buy these domain names..quick!
tsa.porn.com
tsa.xxx.com.
All the the alphabet agencies will have another porn site to masturbate to on your tax dollars at work.
If people wanted this to stop the could do it by not flying.
“See the USA in your Chevrolet”. Remember the tune?
There is absolutely no reason to fly unless forced to do so by the employer.
When the halls of the terminals echo and the travel agents are falling asleep at their desks, the TSA will be kicked out.
The people have more power than they realize.
USE IT!!!!!!
well..not exactly, now they have “check points” or no refusal check points where they do this to motorists , so no , yer not safe in your Chevrolet
I’m not out to see the USA anymore but I am safe in my Chevy. Checkpoints, I ain’t run into one yet but you’ll read about it if I do.
How new is your Chevy?
Does it have on star ?
Is it older than 95?
Than you might be safe
If not
Your Chevy can tell on you
The TSA and the rest of the government can go fork themselves,,,,
Its time folks, lets get rid of this shid…
TSA: totally sick animals.
i’m British. why are American parents allowing perverts to abuse their children like this. What is wrong with you all??????
The only way to stop them is to take up arms and slaughter as many government employees as possible before being killed. It’s coming.