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TSA comes under fire for asking a 95-year-old woman to take off her adult diaper while going through security. The woman’s daughter Jean Weber tells ABC --  the whole thing was horrifying.

Weber -- “They felt something suspicious on her leg. And they couldn't determine what it was, so they took her into a closed room, that was private, and I was left outside... They came out and told me that it had something to do with her Depends, that it was wet, and it was firm, and they couldn't check it thoroughly. She would have to remove it. And I said I don't have an extra one with me. Normally this isn't a problem.”

The incident happened at the Northwest Florida Regional Airport on June 18. TSA officials defended their decision to search a woman who was too ill to walk through the security gates.

Anchor -- “Here's what the TSA has to say about the incident. The TSA says, ‘TSA works with passengers to resolve security alarms in a respectful and sensitive manner.  We have reviewed the circumstances involving this screening and determined that out officers acted professionally and according to proper procedure.’"

Fox News has gotten lots of responses to this one on Facebook.

Anchor -- “Our Facebook fan Jennifer Oragene says ‘I think it’s much but at the same time everyone wants to feel and be safe. Who is to say what the threat would look like next time around? Old? Young?’ Kristine Jones writes ‘I agree with Jennifer. Our safety is paramount at least they did so she wasn't embarrassed.’ But Saint-Fleur doesn't agree. ‘How about no TSA screening. I think people would be happier. I'm guessing our safety doesn't matter anymore, so let's get rid of searches altogether until something bad happens.’ Well that's kind of drastic.”

Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman Sari Koshetz says procedures are the same for everyone to ensure national security.

Koshetz -- "TSA cannot exempt any group from screening because we know from intelligence that there are terrorists out there that would then exploit that vulnerability."

National correspondent for The Atlantic Jeffrey Goldberg commented,

Goldberg -- “The cruelty and idiocy of it all. The TSA knew from "intelligence" that there are terrorists who would exploit a 95-year-old woman in a wheelchair. The TSA didn't know from another form of intelligence that there are ways, thoroughly non-invasive ways -- no mucking around in dirty diaper ways -- to ascertain that this 95-year-old woman posed no threat to commercial aviation.”

According to CNN -- The TSA estimates that only 3% of passengers are subjected to pat-downs -- and that’s only after they’ve set off a metal detector or declined to step into a full-body scanner. TSA Administrator John Pistole said,

"Every traveler is a critical partner in TSA's efforts to keep our skies safe. And I know and appreciate that the vast majority of Americans recognize and respect the important work we do."

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