Alaska Solon Refuses TSA Pat-Down

An Alaska state lawmaker is making her way back to the state Capitol after refusing a pat-down search at a Seattle airport, a spokeswoman said. Rep. Sharon Cissna underwent a body scan as she was preparing to leave Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Sunday and was then required to undergo the pat-down by Transportation Safety Administration officials, said Michelle Scannell, her chief of staff. Scannell said the TSA called for the pat-down because the scan showed Cissna had had a mastectomy. The TSA, on its website, says security officers “will need to see and touch your prosthetic device, cast or support brace as part of the screening process”/ Becky Bohrer , Seattle Times. More here .

Question: What do you make of Rep. Cissna’s decision to take a boat to Alaska rather than allow a TSA security worker to touch her prosthetic breast?