Do you think that it is a competing idea for one to keep a low profile while traveling and being proud of being black? You know, not allowing TSA, or anyone else, to take advantage of you or to profile you at all?<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You know, that’s a good question. I have let it be known that I was angry about getting taken into a room. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A TSA agent asked one time: “Do you want me to do this in front of the line or do you want to go into a room and let me pat you down extra?” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And I said, “Take me to the room.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She knew I was mad. I didn’t have anything on me and she knew I didn’t have anything on me. But for some reason, she just had to take me over to the room. I let it be known that I was mad, but I cooperated with what she was doing. Because if you really get mad and say, I want to speak to a supervisor or I want to do this, they’re just going to band together. And, I’ve seen them band together against people and those people end up in federal custody over nothing. I’ll give you an example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This guy said, “I want my eye drops out of the bag.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And the lady said, “No, you can’t have them.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And, he said, “I need them for the plane.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She said, “No.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, he said, “I need to speak to your supervisor.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, he spoke to the supervisors who advised her to give him the eye drops.  Then she said, “He said he had a bomb.” Just to get back at him. And, he got in trouble because she lied on him because she didn’t want him to go over her head and make her look stupid. It was just as simple as that. And she completely messed up what he was doing and his trip. And, he had to do some fast talking to the feds to explain he didn’t say that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So I don’t want to get into a fight with them or ask for their superiors or anything. So you can still be proud, yet say, you know, don’t violate me. But do what you have to do to catch your flight. Really, there is a fine line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n