[nfb-talk] TSA discrimination in Orlando

[Steve Jacobson]

Joe,

What has happened on this since you originally reported it?

Best regards,

Steve Jacobson

On Sun, 31 Jul 2011 04:18:32 -0700, T. Joseph Carter wrote:

>Once again, and for the ten thousandth time, I was not given the 
>option of walking under my own power.  I was told to hang on to the 
>officer after giving up my cane, or be punitively searched.

>Why is this such a hard concept to communicate?  Are my messages 
>simply going unread, or is somehow the notion of being FORCED TO HANG 
>ON TO SOMEONE ELSEG€™S PERSON like a small child not somehow offensive?

>IG€™ve had much more frustration in dealing with the members of this 
>list than I did with the TSA over this issue.  The fact remains that 
>the TSAG€™s own regulations say X, and they did Y.  X does not equal Y.  
>They did not follow their own regulations.  Most of the general 
>public is outraged that they are doing the job their regulations say 
>they must do when it does not make sense.  I am saying that they need 
>some training about what their own regulations are.  Not a lawsuit, 
>not a payout for me, not even an apology.  The TSA of this particular 
>airport need to be instructed as to the procedure they are supposed 
>to follow, because obviously THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT IT IS.

>I filed my complaint, alone, without the help of the NFB.  I have not 
>even received an acknowledgement of my complaint.  I donG€™t expect I 
>will, either.  Supposedly that is why we have a National Federation 
>of the Blind, but apparently this just isnG€™t a big enough deal for 
>anybody but me to care about.  These officers will likely remain 
>untrained.

>God help any blind person who walks through with a slate and stylus, 
>even though those are expressly permitted.  Those styli can be pretty 
>sharp, you know.  And if they donG€™t know what to do with a cane, even 
>after it has been scanned and proven safe, who knows what theyG€™d do 
>over a sharp pointy thing.

>But that doesnG€™t matter.  We fought hard for the right, but if we are 
>not willing to defend it, we can kiss it goodbye.

>I was not offended by the TSA agents' ignorance.  It was simply that: 
>Ignorance.  I am offended that Federationists are unwilling to defend 
>the rights we had to fight for.  Yes, say whatever you want Mike, it 
>is downright offensive to me to know that someone could claim to 
>support this organization and yet shrug in indifference when the 
>civil rights we fight for and even are jailed over are taken away 
>from us by people whose very job depends on knowing better.

>When did we become so apathetic as Federationists?

>Joseph - KF7QZC


>On Sun, Jul 31, 2011 at 02:46:35AM -0700, ckrugman at sbcglobal.net wrote:
>>you got the same equal treatment as much of the public gets when 
>>going through airport scheckpoints operated by the TSA. I have 
>>traveled frequently and have never had a problem relinquishing my 
>>cane to walk about a foot through the scanner.
>>Chuck

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