Beauty queen blasts TSA over pat-down

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   >>> we are back with the latest uproar over the tsa airport screening procedures. it comes from former miss usa susie castillo . she made an emotional video after receiving a pat-down at the dallas -ft. worth airport.

   >> here i am crying. never did i think this would make me cry. i'm crying because i'm just really, really upset that as an american i have to go through this. i do feel violated. i didn't think that i would when i opted out of the machine, but i completely feel violated. this woman touched my vagina four times because she went up my leg, up both legs from behind and then turned around and did it from the front.

   >> susie castillo is with us exclusively. good morning to you.

   >> good morning.

   >> that must bring back memories of the day.

   >> it does.

   >> you were at the dallas -ft. worth airport. you didn't want to go through the body scanner because you are concerned about radiation and other things.

   >> yes.

   >> you chose a pat-down. did the tsa agent say what she was going to do?

   >> yeah. they explain beforehand and as she was doing it she explained it. i was travel on work and when i was leaving l.a., i had a pat-down there that was completely different. these procedures are supposed to be textbook. so because of the huge discrepancy in both pat-downs, i chose to speak out.

   >> you asked to see a tsa supervisor and she told you something that surprised you.

   >> she did. yeah. she told me the reason the pat-downs were so different --

   >> between l.a. and dallas .

   >> was because tsa agents themselves are uncomfortable. she said a lot of them are uncomfortable touching people this way. they don't want to be touched that way themselves. i said, well, there is a huge loople hole in the system right now. if they are uncomfortable and aren't doing the pat-down as they are supposed to, as invasive as they are supposed to, you know, why are you putting us through this? why are you violating our 4th amendment rights? it's not correct. it's indecent.

   >> we contacted tsa and they released this statement. we reviewed this passenger's screening experience and found that the officer followed proper procedures. we cannot forget that terrorists will continue to try to manipulate societal norms to evade detection. we wish we lived in a world where security procedures at airports weren't necessary but that just isn't the case. i think a lot of people would agree.

   >> yeah.

   >> unfortunately we live in a dangerous time.

   >> i agree. i care about safety very deeply. i don't think we have to sacrifice our constitutional rights in the name of safety. there has to be a better way. since this happened to me i have been doing research and found that in other countries which seems to be more effective and less invasive is the use of metal detectors in conjunction with behavioral profiling, not racial profiling . there is a huge difference, of course, and dogs as well whiches what they use at the pentagon, at the white house .

   >> but they're not dealing with thousands of people in the airport every day.

   >> sure. but is it correct, right to touch little kids, grandmas, moms and sisters. even men. i have received well over 1,000 messages on twitter or facebook.

   >> have most been supportive?

   >> most have been supportive, absolutely.

   >> there is a bill in the texas state house that would make it a felony for a screener to touch a passenger inappropriately. do you want to press charges against the tsa? is that part of the plan?

   >> you know, i don't. why i'm here, why i chose to speak out on this issue is because it does violate our rights. i feel it's a slippery slope . you know, you hear of drug dealers and bombers, terrorists who are puttingaphernalia in their rectums. are rectal exams in our future? i hope not. that's the day i stop flying. already people who haven't experienced this, don't want to put their children through it have chosen not to fly. i have gotten messages from around the world from people saying they are not flying to the united states for that reason. they don't want to be violated this way. eventually it will hurt the tourism industry here.

   >> susie castillo , thank you very

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