Tweets from a passenger queuing to catch a domestic flight in the US have sparked outrage and debate all over the world.
Jacob Jester was waiting to pass through security at Kansas City Airport to catch his flight to Albuquerque when he saw a fellow passenger’s eight-month old baby being patted down by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officials.
Jester took a photo of the child being patted down and put it onto his Twitter account, tweeting, “Just saw #tsa agents patting down a little baby at @KCIAirport. Pretty sure that’s extreme.”
Jester, who has a son the same age as the child, was so surprised by the events that he felt the need to make it public. Since doing so, the photo and Tweet have sparked mass debate over whether it is appropriate that a child of that age be patted down at airport security. So far, the photo has been viewed 310,295 times.
The TSA has maintained a policy of a “modified” pat down for all children who are aged 12 or under, despite this being the second incident of its type which has caused debate from travellers.
Last month, a six-year old child was patted down at a security check in a US airport, sparking controversy about the necessity of doing so.
