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95-year-old A vet loses $300 during TSA pat-down |
Omer Petti, a 95-year-old retired Air Force major, said he expected to set off metal detectors at San Diego International Airport. He and his 85-year-old travel companion have two replaced knees, a replaced hip and a pair of wheelchairs between them. What they didn't anticipate was being subjected to full-on "humiliating" TSA private-room pat-downs. "Do I look like a terrorist?" he asked. Worst of all, the TSA
agent made Petti empty his pockets, including a money-clipped $300,
which had disappeared from the screening area by the time he was
released. Petti has filed police reports and TSA paperwork but hasn't
gotten any satisfactory answers -- or his money. "I think I was
scammed," he said. [95-year-old
Air Force vet loses $300 during TSA pat-down] |
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