More Than a Sad Tale
We have our troubles here with airport screeners but nothing like this.
Anyone could see that Bernice “Bea” Bogart, 83, was a fragile woman, Moon (her daughter) said. Bogart had breast cancer surgery in 1997, a total hip replacement after a fall in 1999, a major stroke in 2004 that caused dementia, and is hard of hearing.
So when Bogart, who was in a wheelchair, was required by airport security on Saturday to stand against doctor’s orders and undergo a rigorous screening by a testy female screener, Moon got furious.
Let’s hope it doesn’t come to this in Hawaii or tourism will plummet.
Whole maddening story here.