1 September 2005
Passenger sues TSA over "instant" sex change
Agency blames malfunctioning X-ray scanner
 DALLAS, Texas -- An American Airlines passenger who was passing through
a newly installed X-ray machine here got more than scanned this past
month. In a freak accident during
a thunderstorm at the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, a
lightning strike caused a surge in power just as the passenger entered
the device. According to Dr. Sanjay McMurphy, a physician who happened to be at the scene
during the incident, "the momentary increase in voltage apparently caused
the instantaneous mutation of the passenger's hormonal
structure, instantly changing him from a man into a woman."
In response to the incident, Rhoda Prindabble, a spokesperson for the Transportation
Security Administration (TSA) said, "While we have had reports of people
aging significantly while passing through the body scanners, this is the
first we've heard of the machines contributing to a sex change. The TSA
has opened an investigation, the results of which should be known before
the devices are widely deployed."
The new systems, which have been criticized by the American Civil
Liberties Union for their ability to display much more than dangerous devices
are, nevertheless, expected to be popular with many passengers and most
TSA employees.
In a related story, Travel Fox has learned that Michael Jackson has purchased
several of the devices for use at his Neverland Ranch in California.
Related Travel Fox scoops:
Related Err Travel columns:
© 2005 Applied Psychology
|
|
