[nfb-talk] TSA discrimination in Orlando

T. Joseph Carter carter.tjoseph at gmail.com
Thu Aug 4 05:49:55 UTC 2011


Nothing.  Not even a response.

Joseph - kf7qzc


On Sun, Jul 31, 2011 at 03:48:27PM -0500, Steve Jacobson wrote:
>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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