15 TSA Horror Stories

We're sure frightened.

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Traveling via airplane can be a nightmare. You have to deal with massive crowds filled with people convinced that their destination is more important than yours. The great equalizer is that we all have to pass through the same ring of hell: the TSA checkpoint. Ever since bodyscanners became widespread in 2010, it's only gotten worse. The revealing scan's only alternative is an intrusive pat down. Naturally, there have been plenty of helacious tales, which began flooding the news that November. We found some of the most egregious cases to bring you 15 TSA Horror Stories.

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Woman Misses Flight Due to Gender

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Gun Crusader Strips Down to Shorts

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Three-Year-Old Given Full Body Search

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Woman Sues After Breasts Exposed in Search

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Mom Claims "Sexual Assault" After Intrusive Search Without Warning

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Four-Year-Old Forced to Remove Leg Brace

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Eight-year-old On Watch List

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Woman Arrested Over Applesauce

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Woman Forced to Remove Nipple Ring

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TSA Threatens to Sue Man Who Refused Search, Yelled, "Don't Touch My Junk"

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Sikh Man Forced to Let Agent Search Turban

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Woman Says Agent Felt Inside Her Underwear

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Cancer Survivor Forced to Remove Prosthetic Breast

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Humiliated Traveler Leaves Screening Covered in Urine

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Shirtless Boy Searched

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