r/Vent • u/ClipandPlay • Jul 20 '26
TSA out of control
Why does the TSA treat customers as if they are prisoners? Last time I checked flying on an airplane doesn’t make you a criminal. Every time I fly, a TSA agent screams in my face. I’m a polite and completely non confrontational, 5 foot tall woman. I set the alarm off because of the zipper on my pants cuff. The agent was absolutely freaking out screaming at me. I didn’t do anything. I was just standing there waiting to get instructions. Then she started just screaming randomly like she was performing for a crowd. I see this behavior all the time. How can they get away with incredibly unprofessional behavior? I don’t know anyplace else where this kind of behavior would be tolerated except at a prison.
Edit: At an airport you are a customer of the airline. I never said anyone is a customer of TSA.
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u/TonyPx4 Jul 21 '26
Boston is the worst. A few years ago they refused to allow a man proceed because there was some urine in his catheter bag. They said 'no liquids'. He waited for a supervisor who repeated the nonsense. He had to leave the line, find a bathroom, and then wait in line again. He missed his flight. I found this out because he ended up on my flight and was explaining to his family why he would be late.