[Blindtlk] Thought you all might find this interesting-AirTran fined $500K for disability violations

[Sarah Baughn]

Yeah, it's homeland paranoia when it comes to the good people of this 
country, but in my opinion it's homeland laziness when it comes to actually 
screening and doing something with the people that pose a threat.
Sarah
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Constance Canode" <satin-bear at sbcglobal.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 8:16 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Thought you all might find this interesting-AirTran 
fined $500K for disability violations


>I really hate security.  Once I got pulled out of line rather roughly by a 
>nasty woman.  I was totally innocently standing in line moving forward to 
>get through.  She said in a very evil and power hungry voice that she was 
>going to wand me down, which she did and then decided that she would pat me 
>down.  I just said, do what you have to do, glared at her and finally got 
>back into line.  I think she enjoyed herself.  She never even looked at my 
>husband which was totally surprising to me.  Lots of people are immediately 
>suspicious of guys with long hair and beards.  I am glad she didn't bother 
>him, but it was quite annoying.  I have a very expressive face, and if 
>looks could kill, she wouldn't be among the living.  I think sometimes they 
>just go too far.  Rick calls it homeland paranoia.  This was before 911, so 
>it was even more surprising to me.
>
> Connie Canode
> At 07:32 PM 8/31/2010, you wrote:
>>Isn't it sad that we live in a world where such strict security is a 
>>necessity? I wish there was a way to get threw those security lanes 
>>faster. It seems as if they pick people to randomly be difficult to. I 
>>have had completely random things confiscated. I had a tangerine in my 
>>backpack and the lady there dumped the entire backpack all over the place 
>>picked the offensive tangerine confiscated it, then yelled at me that it 
>>took to long for me to find all the stuff she scattered every ware. I 
>>think some people could be more patient.
>>
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Bryan Schulz" <b.schulz at sbcglobal.net>
>>To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>>Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 8:08 PM
>>Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Thought you allmightfindthisinteresting-AirTran 
>>fined $500K for disabilityviolations
>>
>>
>>>hi,
>>>
>>>i don't think 1/2 ounce of aluminum around the rubber tip will set off 
>>>the detector.
>>>
>>>Bryan Schulz
>>>
>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Peachtree Travel" 
>>><info at peachtreetravel.net>
>>>To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>>>Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 6:53 PM
>>>Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Thought you all mightfindthisinteresting-AirTran 
>>>fined $500K for disability violations
>>>
>>>
>>>>Bryan:
>>>>
>>>>That is the best thing to do.  Because if they ran your cane through and
>>>>then give it back to you before you go through security, you are going 
>>>>to
>>>>set the alarm off anyway.  Leading to more delays.
>>>>
>>>>Maurice
>>>>
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>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>hi,
>>>>
>>>>you probably know more about this, what have you heard about going thru 
>>>>the
>>>>x-ray walls?
>>>>are most people told to put their cane on the belt and grab the security
>>>>workers wrists and they guide you thru or do people go thru with their 
>>>>cane?
>>>>
>>>>
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