Laments Treatment Of Elderly, Increased Scanner Use

In the wake of recent allegations of questionable screening tactics used on elderly women, FlyersRights.org is calling for an end to government-sponsored "security theater." The story of 85-year-old Lenore Zimmerman's alleged strip search at New York's JFK International, coupled with a similar tale at the same airport from 88-year-old Ruth Sherman, illustrate what FlyersRights calls the folly of granting almost unlimited power to TSA officers.

Kate Hanni (pictured), founder and Executive Director of FlyersRights.org says, "FlyersRights has always demanded truly effective, safe, constitutional, consistently-applied security measures. These incidents demand new approaches to a serious challenge—the safety of America's air-traveling public."

She also notes, "In the most freedom-loving country in the world, government agencies that routinely strip us of our freedoms must find other ways to do their jobs, using a risk-based, intelligence-driven approach. We are disappointed to see that body scanner use is still expanding."

FlyersRights.org calls itself the largest non-profit consumer organization in the United States representing airline passengers with 50,000 members and a toll free hotline, 1-877-359-3776.

FMI: www.FlyersRights.org