Government Denies Stealing Baby, Provides Evidence ('TSA Agents Took My Son' debunked)

[Newsjock]

Source: The Stranger

A few days ago, a blogger named Nic on the site My Bottle's Up (I don't know what that means, but judging from the header graphic, it has something to do with drinking and parenting, which perhaps explains what follows) posted a long and dramatic story about how TSA Agents Took Her Son.

... Interestingly, it turns out those TSA checkpoints are pretty heavily monitored, and it also turns out that the TSA has a blog, and is feeling a little more push-back-y and transparent these days.

The same day as Nic's post, a TSA blogger posted a video of the woman's time in the screening area.

... In response to her non-apology a few days later, in which she asked herself some tough questions about the situation ("am i a dramatic writer? most definitely. did my son and i suffer a traumatic experience? absolutely. was my post written when i was extremely emotional? yes.") but still didn't really cop to making the whole thing up, the TSA posted the complete video sequence from 9 different camera angles.

Read more: http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2009/10/21/government-denies-stealing-baby-provides-evidence

[Trekologer]

1. But 19 seconds are missing!!!!!!!!!!!! They could have done anything then!!!!!!!!!!!!!

When the TSA originally posted the video, there were some here quick to jump on that there was a 19 second gap in the video when going from the x-ray/metal detector area to the additional screening area. This additional footage puts that to rest, doesn't it?

[ipaint]

2. I wonder if the elderly man at the end of video six was a terrorist.

I know I feel safer. :sarcasm:

[Zywiec]

3. Good for the TSA

I'm certainly no fan, but love when overblown internet stories are proven false.

[Vinnie From Indy]

4. "A dingo ate yo baby"

Heyyyy, she forgot to ask herself if she was a melodramatic attention/lawsuit seeking hound.

[REP]

5. But but but but she needed her Xanax fix because it was so traumatic!

Oops. I meant melodramatic.