This made me all sorts of angry: Savannah Barry is mad and on a mission. She wants travelers to be warned before they walk through TSA security. "They need to get with the program and have some education across the board for TSA." After participating in a DECA conference in Salt Lake City with several classmates last week, Savannah, who is a type one diabetic and wears an insulin pump 24 hours a day, says she ran into TSA agents who were not prepared to deal with her medical situation. "I went up to the lady and I said, I am a type one diabetic. I wear an insulin pump. I showed her the pump. I said, what do you want me to do? I usually do a pat down - what would you recommend?" Savannah then showed agents a doctor's note explaining that the sensitive insulin pump should not go through the body scanner. She says she was told to go through it anyway. "When someone in a position of authority tells you it is - you think that its right. So, I said, Are you sure I can go through with the pump? It's not going to hurt the pump? And she said no, no you're fine." I won't fault the girl here. She has probably been told over and over to trust the government and do what you're told. She has been drilled to the point where she ignored what her doctor said and did what a high school drop out that was too stupid to get a job anyplace else said. Unsurprisingly it destroyed her insulin pump. Walking into one of those things with electronic equipment is down right dangerous. Ionizing radiation can cause single event upsets in the control systems of the medical equipment. Non-ionizing radiation can have the effect of an EMP causing excessive voltages in circuits. If the device is improperly shielded it will destroy components. Memory devices can also suffer a single event upset. I don't know which of these incidents occurred, my suspicion is the second. I will say this girl is very lucky she is not dead or hospitalized as a SEU could have resulted in an excess or incorrect dosage being administered. Usually devices can survive one safely, however multiple failures were probably induced simultaneously This is an expensive lesson and one that everyone needs to heed. Those who work for the TSA are the lowest common denominator of our society. That's why it's full of child molesters, sexual deviants, and thieves. One should not do what they say blindly or without forethought. Remember these people do not care about you or what happens to you. If they could they'd just treat you like cattle more than they already do. As I've said before, make their lives hell. Sure some will be too stupid to understand but eventually you'll wear them down. On that same note, as you see those responsible for bringing this plague upon us, make their lives hell as well. They are elected representatives and obviously they failed at their job. Burning effigies should work nicely. Continue reading →