[nfb-talk] TSA discrimination in Orlando

[Kenneth Chrane]

Hi Joseph this is Ken Chrane.

I will not shrug you off.
It is too bad when some people on this group shrug you off.

Some people are afraid to stand up for their civil rights.

I will not name names.
Those people know who they are.

Remember, Joseph, I am with you.

Have you contacted your two senators and Representatives?

Ken Chrane

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "T. Joseph Carter" <carter.tjoseph at gmail.com>
To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2011 7:18 AM
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] TSA discrimination in Orlando


> 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 ELSE’S PERSON like a small child not somehow offensive?
>
> I’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 TSA’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 don’t expect I will, 
> either.  Supposedly that is why we have a National Federation of the 
> Blind, but apparently this just isn’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 don’t know what to do with a cane, even after it 
> has been scanned and proven safe, who knows what they’d do over a sharp 
> pointy thing.
>
> But that doesn’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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