Not so.

I am disabled but nonetheless expected to hoik my shoes off without the benefit of a chair, or to stand with my arms spread like the Angel of the North while some oik fiddles around my ankles, shouting at me to keep my arms at 90 degreees to my torso.

They are not all like that.

I have already posted my thanks to security personnel who used common sense. It was months ago.

There are some. But not enough.

I'm surprised nobody seems to have mention Ron Paul introduces legislation that would open TSA agents up to being prosecuted - Yahoo! News Ron Paul .com

I suspect the problem is that once you allow the TSA employees to sexually assault travellers, where is the line drawn? Should there be signs before entering the security area saying ' The US Government has determined that everyone entering this area may be sexually assaulted by a TSA staff member'?

Where does 'acceptable' sexual assault start and stop? Would a body cavity search of a ten year old girl be 'acceptable' or paedophilia? Under these exemptions from prosecution, would rape be accepted? Or a body cavity search that ruptured a hymen? How much care would be taken over people with a latex allergy who could die quite quickly from an allergic attack ( I know the UK borders people have instructions about cavity searches on latex allergic people and those with hemarrhoids)

The TSA seem to be looking to be on a PR disaster unless they are very careful and on the ball.

Wait for big adverts in foreign newspapers 'Don't send your kids to visit the USA - they will be irradiated, and may also be sexually assaulted quite legally by perverts working for the US government.'

Janet Napolitano needs to start looking at this very seriously if the TSA and US reputation isn't to be seriously hit internationally. Of course, the US govt may not care.......although the Supreme Court may.

You can see this causing more problems than it may solve..........