84-year-old woman strip searched at JFK

Good old joe
By Good old joe

An 84-year-old New York grandmother has said she was injured and humiliated when she was strip searched at an airport after she asked to be patted down instead of going through a body scanner.

Lenore Zimmerman said she was taken to a private room and made to take off her pants and other clothes after she asked to forgo the screening because she worried it would interfere with her defibrillator. She missed her flight and had to take one two-and-a-half hours later, she said.

"I'm hunched over. I'm in a wheelchair. I weigh under 110 pounds (50 kilograms) and I'm going to be 85 in February. Do I look like a terrorist?" she said from her winter home at a seniors community in Coconut Creek, Florida. "This was the worst experience."

In the process of the strip search, as Zimmerman lifted a lightweight walker off her lap, the metal bars banged against her leg giving her a bloody bruise.

She said the TSA agents showed no sympathy and instead pulled down her pants, asking her to raise her arms.

Zimmerman's son said his mother was put through "a hell of a day," saying he did not understand why the agents treated her in such a manner.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/84-year-old-woman-strip-sear...

By britexpat• 5 Dec 2011 16:36
britexpat

So he was Osama bin Laid-in :O(

By Mandilulur• 5 Dec 2011 15:19
Mandilulur

When I traveled in September I had my cat with me, a big boy named Osama. They searched him as well! Patted him down very politely.

Mandi

By Miss Mimi• 5 Dec 2011 07:57
Miss Mimi

Terrorist organizations use children and old people all the time to carry out attacks. Why should she not be searched?

And agree with Mandi, I've been searched in JFK too and they were nothing but polite and accommodating.

By oakle78• 5 Dec 2011 05:26
Rating: 4/5
oakle78

A total of four boxes, in addition to Mengji Liang and WANG Guo-Zhao, dress is very exposed to the two young women, looks and body are very good.Two sister not know Mengji Liang and WANG Guo-Zhao. They only know, northface jackets are eligible to use the Queen's club "Red Queen" box, and certainly all the big names, the boss must curry favor with the right to

By Mandilulur• 4 Dec 2011 23:11
Mandilulur

She's a she, flan!

Mandi

By flanostu• 4 Dec 2011 19:43
flanostu

lucky agent

By stealth• 4 Dec 2011 19:01
stealth

looks like you got a wasta now Mandilulur

By Mandilulur• 4 Dec 2011 18:56
Mandilulur

I have been taken into that "room" as well and searched thoroughly. But I was not stripped, nor humiliated. In fact, the TSA agent who patted me down is now my Facebook friend!

Mandi

By britexpat• 4 Dec 2011 18:47
britexpat

The TSA has denied that a strip search occurred, so lets wait for the news to develop.

By flor1212• 4 Dec 2011 18:38
flor1212

search old ladies? Lol!

By nbg_21• 4 Dec 2011 18:17
nbg_21

welcome to the land of the free home of the brave

By Lady in black• 4 Dec 2011 18:16
Lady in black

Irony of the century---Biggest terrorist country is treating citizens of every other country as Terrorist.

By nomerci• 4 Dec 2011 17:52
nomerci

Well, at least you all can't say anymore that they do racial stereotyping....

By Good old joe• 4 Dec 2011 16:45
Good old joe

They seem to take security checks to an absurd extreme level and work like robots without using their brains especially when checking the ederly passengers

By Pink_suGar• 4 Dec 2011 16:45
Pink_suGar

poor lady :(

By anonymous• 4 Dec 2011 16:16
Rating: 3/5
anonymous

"I'm hunched over. I'm in a wheelchair. I weigh under 110 pounds (50 kilograms) and I'm going to be 85 in February. Do I look like a terrorist?" she said from her winter home at a seniors community in Coconut Creek, Florida. "This was the worst experience."

;)))))LOL,... You 've got to give Uncle Sam credit for giving "Meticulous" a new dimension altogether!

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