Youtube Video of TSA frisking 6-year-old sparks worldwide anger
Youtube Video of TSA frisking 6-year-old sparks worldwide
anger
A Kentucky mother said Wednesday that federal airport
screeners wouldn't tell her why they were frisking her 6-year-old
daughter, whose treatment was captured on a YouTube video that has
sparked outrage.
See the video on Youtube, it has reached 1,154,362 views:
Selena Drexel said her family went through body scanners last
month at the New Orleans airport, and her daughter Anna was
selected for a pat-down. She asked why but wasn't given a
reason.
Drexel told The Associated Press in an interview on
Wednesday that her daughter began to cry after the search and said,
"I'm sorry mommy. I don't know what I did wrong." Drexel said her
daughter has since moved on and is showing no ill effects from the
incident.
Drexel and her husband uploaded the video on YouTube, where it
generated huge interest. Network morning shows picked up the story,
and the pat-down was sharply criticized by congressmen involved in
national security issues.