On Wednesday, I was at the airport, returning home. While I've seen, plenty of 8 year old girls or 78 year old men, getting pulled out of line and given the full inspection, I've never been so aghast at what I saw.
A Iraq veteran who was a double amputee (both legs had very visible prostetics) obviously failed the metal detector and was pulled out of line. They didn't just give him the quick run down of the metallic wand, but they went the whole nine yards, including the chemical swab.
I only wish I had my camera. Imagine a veteran, with a high-and-tight haircut, camoflauge jacket, and two prostetics legs, standing with his arms outstretched and parallel to the ground, with the TSA lackey wiping him with a chemical swab.
When did we lose all common sense? Mark Twain once said common sense isn't common at all. I guess he was right. I talked to the veteran afterwards, and he's begrudgingly used to it by now. He's a representative for Salute America's Heroes so he does a lot of travelling.
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