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To: average joe who wrote (477482)	3/19/2012 6:56:17 PM
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Young girl frisked at US airport, video posted on YouTubeby: Staff Writer From: AP April 14, 20119:37AM Six-year-old frisked at US airport Watch Close Six-year-old frisked at US airport A distressed mother has posted vision of her six-year-old daughter being frisked at a US airport. Your video will play following this advertisement Play Selena Drexel with a video showing her 6-year-old daughter Anna getting frisked at the New Orleans airport earlier this month by the TSA officials. Picture: AP. Source: AP A US mother says that federal airport screeners wouldn't tell her why they were frisking her six-year-old daughter, whose treatment was captured on a YouTube video that has sparked outrage. Selena Drexel said her family went through body scanners last month at the New Orleans airport, and her daughter Anna was selected for a pat-down. She asked why but wasn't given a reason. Drexel said that her daughter began to cry after the search and said, "I'm sorry mummy. I don't know what I did wrong". Drexel said her daughter has since moved on and is showing no ill effects from the incident. Drexel and her husband uploaded the video on YouTube, where it generated huge interest. Network morning shows picked up the story, and the pat-down was sharply criticised by congressmen involved in national security issues. The video shows a Transportation Security Administration agent patting down the child and explaining the procedure to the girl and her parents. Six-year-old frisked at US airport The screener says that she will use the back of her hands on sensitive areas and will "put my hand in the waistband". Drexel said she believes security measures at airports have gone "overboard". She said the family has already changed plans for their next trip and will drive a car. "I want to feel safe when I'm flying, but I don't want to feel like my rights have been violated," she said. The TSA said in a statement that the officer followed proper procedure but that the agency is reviewing its screening policies for "low-risk populations, such as young passengers". The agency is exploring ways to "move beyond a one-size fits all system". TSA screeners are instructed to use a "modified" pat-down for children 12 and younger, according to the agency's website. Drexel said she's concerned because she and her husband Todd, a doctor, have taught their three daughters to be wary of strangers. "To say it's OK for this group to do it but not OK for this other group, many children are going to have a very difficult time differentiating between who is OK and who is not," she said. "And I believe that this particular pat-down process sets children up to be vulnerable."