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KamaAina

(78,249 posts) Sat Jul 2, 2016, 11:15 AM Jul 2016

Disabled St. Jude patient sues airport and TSA after bloody scuffle with Memphis airport police

http://wreg.com/2016/06/30/disabled-st-jude-patient-sues-airport-and-tsa-after-bloody-scuffle-with-airport-police/

Bloodied and bruised Hannah Cohen was led from Memphis International Airport in handcuffs.

The 19-year old was headed home to Chattanooga after treatment for a brain tumor at St. Jude Hospital June 30, 2015....

Cohen told us she tried to tell TSA agents her daughter is partially deaf, blind in one eye, paralyzed, and easily confused, but said she was kept at a distance by police.

“She's trying to get away from them but in the next instant, one of them had her down on the ground and hit her head on the floor. There was blood everywhere,” said Cohen.

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Disabled St. Jude patient sues airport and TSA after bloody scuffle with Memphis airport police (Original Post) KamaAina Jul 2016 OP

I hope she gets enough money.... chillfactor Jul 2016 #1

The TSA should pay. The people responsible for this should be criminally charged. TexasProgresive Jul 2016 #2

So many comments ask where was her care giver? who let her travel alone ? Parents? Person 2713 Jul 2016 #3

I hope we get a lawsuit that breaks that "make work" program for otherwise unemployable villager Jul 2016 #4

$100,000 lawsuit. I would have thought more (n/t). Auggie Jul 2016 #5

Here's something we can do about this despicable act, red dog 1 Jul 2016 #6

I hope that the doctors at St. Jude's make statements. Manifestor_of_Light Jul 2016 #7

Oh god, the poor girl! smirkymonkey Jul 2016 #8

Vile disgusting thugs! Odin2005 Jul 2016 #9

chillfactor

(7,584 posts)

1. I hope she gets enough money....

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Sat Jul 2, 2016, 11:26 AM

Jul 2016

to spend the rest of her life in peace and contentment. Police brutality...plain and simple.

TexasProgresive

(12,159 posts)

2. The TSA should pay. The people responsible for this should be criminally charged.

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Sat Jul 2, 2016, 11:27 AM

Jul 2016

Last edited Sat Jul 2, 2016, 01:17 PM - Edit history (1)

It seems so many of the idiots in uniform think they have to use force. Why didn't they let the young lady's mother be with her? So that they could have an excuse to beat this woman!?

Person 2713

(3,263 posts)

3. So many comments ask where was her care giver? who let her travel alone ? Parents?

Reply to TexasProgresive (Reply #2)

Sat Jul 2, 2016, 11:52 AM

Jul 2016

Her mother was with her , and tried to explain her issues to the TSA, but they separated her from her daughter at some point is my understanding and mentioned in the OP
As you ask why didn't they let her mother stay with her once she was ID'd as disabled ???

villager

(26,001 posts)

4. I hope we get a lawsuit that breaks that "make work" program for otherwise unemployable

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Sat Jul 2, 2016, 12:00 PM

Jul 2016

...fascist pricks.

Auggie

(31,207 posts)

5. $100,000 lawsuit. I would have thought more (n/t).

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Sat Jul 2, 2016, 01:31 PM

Jul 2016

red dog 1

(27,875 posts)

6. Here's something we can do about this despicable act,

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Sat Jul 2, 2016, 01:40 PM

Jul 2016

We can e-mail TSA & express our outrage about what they did to this disabled woman

Contact TSA via E-Mail: ("Your feedback is very important to us&quot
http://www.tsa.gov/contact/contact-forms

(From yesterday)
"Disabled woman beaten bloody by TSA agents after becoming confused and afraid at security checkpoint"
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027972030#top

Manifestor_of_Light

(21,046 posts)

7. I hope that the doctors at St. Jude's make statements.

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Sat Jul 2, 2016, 01:54 PM

Jul 2016

About the medical damage the fight and the false imprisonment did to this patient.

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)

8. Oh god, the poor girl!

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Sat Jul 2, 2016, 02:22 PM

Jul 2016

I think a major lawsuit is in order here. I hope this girl and her family win enough money for her to be taken care of for the rest of her life. That photo is just heartbreaking!

Odin2005

(53,521 posts)

9. Vile disgusting thugs!

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Sat Jul 2, 2016, 05:11 PM

Jul 2016

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